Posted on 10/27/2021 10:48:13 PM PDT by Oshkalaboomboom
President Joe Biden has postponed his flight to meet the Pope so that he can stay in Washington DC several hours longer, and try and convince his own party to back his infrastructure bill.
Biden was due to fly to Rome early on Thursday, ahead of his Friday audience at the Vatican.
The president, a lifelong Catholic, has pushed his flight back by several hours to try and secure a deal. He is still expected to meet Pope Francis on Friday, and hold a meeting with Emmanuel Macron, the French president.
World leaders are gathering in Rome for the G20 meeting on the weekend. Biden will then travel to the UK for the UN climate summit in Glasgow on Monday and Tuesday.
His change in plans came after his flagship infrastructure bill appeared to be veering off course.
The president on Wednesday night urged Democrats to wrap up talks and bring the social services and climate change bill 'over the finish line'.
Critics within his own party accuse him of rushing the bill in a bid to have a new climate change policy to show off at the UN summit.
The strongest opposition has come from 'The Squad', with the progressive allies accusing Biden of selling out to Joe Manchin, the moderate senator for West Virginia, whose coal country constituents have pushed him to demand a watering down of renewable energy plans.
Another holdout senator, Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, has also demanded changes to the climate change provisions.
'I am not going to sell out my district for a bill that was written by the fossil fuel industry and championed by two Dem senators who bow down to Big Pharma & corporate polluters,' tweeted 'Squad' member Rashida Tlaib, a congresswoman for Michigan.
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So, why are our “leaders” running over there to meet the “Pope” all sudden-like? Pelosi was just there recently. Odd.
Democrats are very disgusting people.
Joe has absolutely NO PULL with the squad, they want ALL OR NOTHING, he is wasting his time!!
Because he's a fellow socialist willing to overlook their support for baby killing in order to achieve his goal of wealth redistribution, as long as it isn't his wealth being redistributed.
That “unrealized” tax bill is going no where.
If they don’t watch out it will backfire.
I remember the Nixon Kennedy election. The big concern was the Pope ruling American. Maybe that thought was a bit ahead of its time!0
Biden & Pelosi have been promised Papal Dispensation and absolution in return for funding a variety of Pope Francis' pet socialist projects. Biden & Pelosi will piously continue to receive Holy Communion while actively promoting abortion on demand.
Ooh, poor guy. He is trying so hard to govern; can’t even break away to see the transformational Pupe.
He can meet the pope in hell.
Give them all guns with 3 bullets each.
Yes, the Pope is a fellow socialist, put in place to help foster The Great Reset.
Just as Pope John Paul II worked with Reagan and Thatcher to end communism in the 1980s, Pope Francis is working with Pelosi and Soros to usher in a new era of communism in the 21st century.
With Catholics like Biden and Pope Francis... Well.
Yes Yes Yes!
Yep. Has the commie pope promised F Joe and pecker puss Pelosi abortion redemption now that they are at the hour of their death? Not gonna work.
“C’mon man, it’s no joke, true story, we have to pass the bill.”
This is great news! Joey Ice Cream couldn’t convince a dog to pee on a fire hydrant.
I know plenty of Catholics who are very disappointed with the Pope.
Count me as one of them. I met Pope John Paul II and am thrilled to this day. I wouldn't walk across the street for this clown unless it was to get away from him.
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