You can listen to the new GA Politics Podcast here. It’s drawing criticism from some corners of the blogosphere because it doesn’t talk about how everything is sunshine, flowers and puppies within DPG. Related reading material:

For the record, I think the jury is still out on how the new leadership in DPG is doing. Unfortunately for the people who do the heavy lifting in these situations, the fruits of their labor sometimes don’t appear until after they’re gone, so it’s hard to objectively rate their performance in the moment.

I agree with the statement someone (I think Catherine) made in the podcast that there’s too much trying to get along and not enough kicking ass, based on what I’ve heard talking to people and my own impressions meeting with staff. And I agree based on everything I see that the Democrats’ bench is thin compared to the Republicans. Rose-colored shades don’t change that.

That said, I realize that working for a political party can be grueling, thankless work. I’m sure Joseph would be happy to have anyone on the show from the Party to discuss why something is or isn’t true. Leave a comment here or email me and I’ll put you in touch with him.

UPDATE 2007-10-31 1:05 p.m.: I’ve been adding new links as I find them. It beats writing a fresh post today.