Reply #52: Hillary was not a career politician.

[JDPriestly]

She was a career corporate lawyer from 1977 to approximately 1992. Granted she did pro bono work while in that capacity. Working fewer hours than her partners at that firm, however, she was at the end of her career still paid $200,000 a year. That was not a huge amount for a partner at such a law firm even at that time. But considering she was not carrying her full load because of her other activities, she was not badly paid -- especially in and for Arkansas. Her public service career did not begin until she entered the Senate after Bill left the White House. Her public service career is just about as long as Edwards'. Edwards fought corporations. Hillary worked for them.