And those same people who wants things to get done now turn around and vote Republican. 
I don't think you understand this election cycle. People
don't want things to get done if they're going to be done in the way that the Democrats are doing them right now. This is the prime reason the whole "party of no" campaign message the Democrats used failed. People don't like the Healthcare bill, and are punishing the Democrats for going ahead with it anyway; they're not voting Republican because they think it will help to get things done.
The "Republican aren't working with us" line also falls apart if you consider that the Democrats had complete control of the legislative process and could pass anything they wanted without any Republican help (which they eventually did). The whole purpose of getting Republican votes in the first place was to gain bipartisan cover if the whole thing went under.
