Paul Ryan Regrets Voting Against Same-Sex Adoption

[DonViejo]

By Rebecca Leber and Zack Ford on Apr 30, 2013 at 3:29 pm

WISCONSIN — Former GOP vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan told a Wisconsin town hall audience on Monday that he now supports the right of same-sex couples to adopt children, even though he still opposes marriage equality.

Confronted by an audience member about his anti-LGBT voting record — Ryan earned a “zero percent” score on gay rights from the Human Rights Campaign — the House Budget Committee chairman admitted that gays and lesbians could provide a loving home to “orphans.” In 1999, Ryan voted against adoption for same-sex couples in the District of Columbia, but said he would vote differently today:

RYAN: Adoption, I’d vote differently these days. That was I think a vote I took in my first term, 1999 or 2000. I do believe that if there are children who are orphans who do not have a loving person or couple I think if a person wants to love and raise a child they ought to be able to do that. Period. I would vote that way. I do believe marriage is between a man and a woman, we just respectfully disagree on that issue.

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http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2013/04/30/1942811/paul-ryan-regrets-voting-against-same-sex-adoption/?mobile=nc

[Heddi]

1. oh gee

well if he's regretful and all



fuck you, paul ryan

[Warpy]

2. Crock of shit, he'd do it again if he were presented with the same bill

He's just floating a bunch of lies trying to lull people into thinking the GOP is changing with the times.

They're not. Neither is he.

[LiberalFighter]

3. I agree

He's just plain lying through his teeth. He has never been interested in doing the right thing.

[Myrina]

6. Yep, it's all about 'changing the marketing plan'

... before the next election cycle.

[davidpdx]

4. I think if you give him long enough

he might regret almost anything.

[elzenmahn]

5. It's a little TOO DAMNED LATE...

isn't it, Congressman Chicken-S**t?