Gingrich and the roots of political polarization By Johanna NeumanPublisher: Los Angeles TimesPublished: September 22, 2009Read OnlineFull PDFArticle I wrote on Newt Gingrich Sept. 22, 2009 for Los Angeles Times. When Newt Gingrich arranged for House members to go home for the weekend, a sense of congressional collegiality was replaced by cutthroat competition.
