NO TRUER WORDS HAVE BEEN SAID Vote ALL the bums out - regardless of party affiliation. Here’s an easy first step: Anyone who’s been in Congress for more than 12 years (2 Senate terms/6 House terms) gets voted out. It would roughly get 120–150 incumbents out of office. Here’s my political opponent’s LIFELONG CAREER in politics: @SenMarkey served in the MA House of Representatives from 1973 to 1976 and then won a special election to the U.S. House in November 1976. His precise timeline: - 1973–1976: MA State House (3 years); - 1976–2013: U.S. House of Representatives (37 years); - 2013–present: U.S. Senate (13+ years). That’s FIFTY-THREE (53) YEARS in elected office. He’s been a government employee his entire adult life - never spent a single year in the private sector after law school. IN OTHER WORDS: Ed Markey has drawn a government paycheck since Gerald Ford was president. He’s never had to make a payroll or never worried about a utility bill he couldn’t pay. HE’S NEVER FACED THE ECONOMY HE CREATED. Voters were born, grew up, had kids, and those kids grew up - all while Ed Markey was cashing a government paycheck. I’m not running against Ed Markey the man - I’m running against the institution he’s become. In fact, Markey’s first run for the State House came when he was a Boston College law student in 1972 - meaning he started running for office before he even had his law degree. Politics was never a second career for Markey. It was the only career, from day one. I grew up in poverty. The first one to graduate high school in my family. Worked my way through college and law school. Served 7 years of active duty in the Marine Corps. Overcame cancer. Went in huge debt to start a business. I’ve cut payroll checks - provided health benefits for employees. That’s the contrast. I’m an attorney who built something. Markey’s a man who’s never even left the building.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ #mapoli #MASen #Deaton(John E Deaton)