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Ryan: ‘War on women’ fictional like ‘war on left-handed Irishmen’

Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan on Thursday mocked criticism of Republican efforts to erode female reproductive rights and oppose equal pay legislation, saying those complaints were as silly as claiming his party was fighting a “war on left-handed Irishmen.” “Now it’s a war on women; tomorrow it’s going to…

Ryan: Banning LGBT troops ‘would be a step in the wrong direction’

Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan believes that reversing the repeal of the military ban on gay and lesbian soldiers would be a “step in the wrong direction.” During an interview with WPTV that aired over the weekend, Ryan was asked to weigh in on the one-year anniversary of the…