This is directed to the historical facts guy too.

Blame Bush! No, but take her time in the Senate into the picture. It was 2001 to 2009. Who was the president at that time? "W".
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Bush averaged 192,000. per year. Looks like Hillary was in good company.

Hillary could care less about New York, and the people she represented, when she was in the Senate. She was doing things that she could tout, when running for president. That has always been her goal. Why else would she stay with Bill, after the embarrassment he put her through world wide with getting his hummers?