Paul Ryan flip-flops, now supports gay adoption
WKOW 27: Madison, WI Breaking News, Weather and Sports – Paul Ryan , the 2012 Republican vice presidential candidate , announced on Monday that he has changed his position on “gay adoptions”; he now favors them. Speaking at a town hall meeting in Janesville, Wisconsin, Ryan responded to a question on same-sex “marriage” with a statement about his reversed position on same-sex adoption . Paul Ryan has found common ground with Barack Obama . "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,” Ryan explained. “I would vote that way," he added. In 1999, Congressman Ryan voted far a ban on same-sex couples adopting children in the District of Columbia, but says he has since changed his mind. However, he said that he still opposes same-sex “marriage.” Ryan’s 2012 presidential running mate, Governor Mitt Romney, said he