Has anyone seen any discussion in TPM world about the constitutional issue regarding Hillary Clinton being nominated for Secretary of State?  Apparently at least some legal scholars believe Article I, Section 6 effectively prohibits her because she was in office when the salaries of Cabinet officers were increased.  I'm curious to know if anyone thinks this will be a significant issue either in Obama's final decision to select her or, if she is nominated, in the Senate confirmation hearings. It seems to me if this is an issue for her, it would be for any member of Congress being named to the Cabinet.  An interesting thought: had this problem occurred to Obama, a former teacher of Constitutional Law, before Pete Williams of NBC raised it on MSNBC earlier this week?

Somehow it is so much easier to just read the various items that show on the front page of the TPM site and follow links and comments of interest than it is to coherently comment or write blog entries.  I have great respect and admiration for those who can write so prolifically and well.

This election season/cycle has be fascinating.  I'm sure one reason for that is the availability of so many thoughts, ideas and stories via the Internet.  Another is the emergence of so many strong candidates for president and the historical nature of the campaign and ultimate choices.  I continue to be interested in the on-going election stories, especially the Senate seats still not decided, but I'm also interested in comments on major news stories of the day.  I will be eagerly watching how this site evolves over the next few years hoping and expecting that as it grows, there will continue to be good writing, genuine thinking, and a commitment to integrity both in source verification and authenticity of voice with a minimum of snark just for the sake of snark while injecting some appropriate humor for the pure fun of it.

I came to this site for the first time as a result of reading about it in John Dean's book, Conservatives Without Conscience, well over a year ago.  TPM remains since then part of my daily news intake.  Thanks, and keep up the good work Josh and company.  Maybe your lead will eventually get me passed one of the psychological barriers that keeps me from regularly commenting and initiating my own posts - that is, wondering whether or not I have anything to say that anyone else would find of interest or value.