I remember even during the Clinton and Gingrich era, Gingrich noted that no matter how bad things got his people always could call the Clinton people at the Whi

I remember even during the Clinton and Gingrich era, Gingrich noted that no matter how bad things got his people always could call the Clinton people at the White House, they'd answer and could have a reasonable conversation like adults. It was also noted that the conversations were private and always remained that way. Newt Gingrich has always been a little half crazy to me so I'm not saying I agree with much of anything he says, but in a moment of clarity he did once note that a lot of the gridlock and such issues was because you had politicians come into power who didn't respect the old system. So those conversations simply can't happen anymore.