Wait, she wants Republicans to trust Barack Obama?

WASHINGTON — House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) blasted House Republicans Thursday for saying they couldn’t act on immigration reform until they trusted President Barack Obama to enforce the law. Pelosi said if that were the case, Congress may as well cease to exist.

“When [Republicans] say … they don’t trust the president to do it, why don’t we just pack up and go home?” she said. “We have a Democratic system. We have checks and balances. We have three branches of government. In fact, we’re the first in the Constitution — the legislative branch. And what we’re supposed to do is legislate, and not make up excuses as to why we don’t.”

“That’s not a reason not to do an immigration bill, that’s an excuse not to do it,” she added. “And around here, you have to always differentiate between what is a reason and what is an excuse.”