"Now I've taken a 45-day unpaid leave of absence from my job at Merrill Lynch. It's not right to draw a salary when I'm out every day campaigning. Fortunately, I've still got a little NYU teaching job and some MSNBC, so for a while I think I can put food on the table."
I know plenty of hardworking people fighting the good fight like Harold Ford. Taking a temporary leave of absence from a major financial institution, a little here and there from private universities and cable news networks. Just enough to scrape by.....