Eric Reyes, Democrat for Congress

Eric Reyes is running away from his past.

Reyes has taken a lot of flak for previously supporting Obamacare, as highlighted on this blog. He has also been criticized for running as a Democrat, then as an Independent, and now as a Republican all within a two year period.

Reyes continues to claim that he never ran as a Democrat.

But he did, according to the Rock Island Argus/Moline Dispatch.

Per Brandy Donaldson's report from July 2, 2011:

Rock Island attorney Eric S. Reyes announced Saturday he will seek the Democratic nomination to run for U.S. Congress against U.S. Rep. Bobby Schilling, R-Colona, in the 2012 election.

Mr. Reyes formally announced his candidacy among friends, family and supporters, including state Sen. Mike Jacobs, D-East Moline, and former state Sen. Denny Jacobs, at O'Melia's restaurant in Rock Island.

Having the support of the Jacobs family is a big deal in Rock Island County, and it's hard to say he wasn't running as a Democrat when the FIRST SENTENCE OF THE ARTICLE SAYS HE WAS RUNNING AS A DEMOCRAT!

But it goes further than that: Reyes talked about his platform.

Reyes pledged support for amnesty, which is a no-brainer, especially since he still passionately supports that.

He used a Democrat talking point on Medicare:

"Medicare is in danger of essentially being ended by the other party. We need to protect that."

And he pledged his eternal support for Obamacare:

"There is a health care law with a lot of provisions that are already helping people, but a lot of provisions facing the threat of repeal. We need to protect that as well. There are plenty of things I stand for that I will go to Congress and fight to protect."

So next time you hear Eric Reyes lie, make sure you correct it.

"I never ran as a Democrat." Yes, you clearly did.

"I never supported Obamacare." Yes, you absolutely did.

Don't run away from your past, Eric. We know who you really are.

#REYESREPUBLICAN

Wait, hanging out with Jesse Jackson Jr. with an "Outsource Romney" sign in the background? And we're supposed to believe this guy is a Republican?

Yeah, right.

Eric Reyes, "Constitutional Lawyer."

Eric Reyes likes to say he's a Constitutional Lawyer. He fights for your rights... or something. Actually, he's just fighting for your right... to PARTY! And then drink and drive.

Eric Reyes... DUI Defense Lawyer.

I wonder what percent of his cases are based on Constitutional issues? He's definitely the guy to talk to if you want to get out of a sticky legal situation!

When a candidate lies

Eric Reyes told the RICO GOP that he never supported Obamacare. He suggested that his belief that the law was "constitutional" was confusing people with believing he actually "supported" the bill.

If you visit his website today, you'll see that Reyes wrote on 6/28 that the law was a bad law but it was "constitutional." He even refers to it as  a "train wreck."

Take a look:

The problem? Reyes altered the blog post entirely from the original posting from 6/28/12. In fact, as of May 17, 2013 this is the blog post that Reyes originally had up.

In the original post, before he decided to describe himself as a "Rand Paul Republican," he started off the post with:

"Today is a great day for millions of Americans who have medical coverage that they would not otherwise have, were it not for The Affordable Care Act."

Followed immediately with:

"I had initially held out hope that the Court would correctly rule that The Commerce Clause also granted Congress the authority to enact the individual mandate; however, based on the Court's recent rulings that ignored both logic and precedent (such as Citizens United) I'd realized that simply wasn't very likely to happen."

He even goes on to endorse a single-payer health care system:

"The fact is, Congress simply could have enacted a "medicare-for-all" type of system, but they chose not to."

"The removal of a "public option" from the law was an astounding give-away to the private insurance industry."

He also says that Obamacare was "a step in the right direction" and was glad the Court ruled the way it did.

"As I've said in the past, this plan is not perfect. It is merely a step in the right direction, and the Court's ruling today, means we can continue to move in that direction."

He even attacks Bobby Schilling for supporting repeal of Obamacare.

"My republican opponent says we need to repeal the entire plan, and replace it with something else, but he doesn't offer any specifics on that either. In fact, he even goes so far as to say that some of the provisions are good, and should be kept, but those provisions can't be paid for without the provision he mistakenly believes is unconstitutional."

Does he really think we are all this dumb?