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I don't put that blame solely on the Clinton's. Gingrich and his cronies were part of it as well. This new high level of partisanship was caused by both big parties. They all had their hands in the cookie jar.
Until Clinton became President, you generally had Presidents and leaders in congress working together - with Clinton, and every President after with the exception of Bush during the 9/11 aftermath, hyper-partisanship has been the norm.
You could possibly go back to the Justice Bork confirmation hearings to see the seeds of hyper-partisanship being sown, but Clinton is when it fully bloomed.