I don't hear ANYBODY saying this, not the president, not the Speaker, not rank and file members of congress, not Democratic voters. This is pure straw man on your part. By a large majority Americans want the parties to work together and so the president and the Democratic leaders in congress will attempt to do so. That's their job, to listen to the citizens and try to work their will, but none of them are working under the illusion that the GOP has any interest in collaboration.