Via Red Alert:

Despite sunny pledges from Democratic leaders to work with the new Senate GOP majority, the party hardly wasted a minute Tuesday to lash out at the “divided, distrustful” Republicans.

The Democratic Policy & Communications Center — the Senate Democrats’ policy arm under the guidance of Sen. Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) — issued a memo as the Senate convened blasting the very Republican leadership with which high-ranking Democrats will have to craft bipartisan agreements.

“Republicans start this Congress the same way they ended the last Congress: dysfunctional, divided, and pushing policies for powerful interests over hard working families,” the memo begins. It highlights the minor discord in Republican ranks over reelecting House Speaker John Boehner to his post, and quotes Republicans in both chambers doubtful of their party leadership. It does little to discuss policy matters, making brief reference to the GOP’s efforts to approve the Keystone XL pipeline and redefine the definition of a “full-time worker” under Obamacare.