I haven’t mentioned it in a while, but Reclaim Conservatism is looking for writers who would like to write on the topics of Conservatism, Conservative Values and Principles, and Reclaiming conservatism. It can be recurring or just an occasional, or even one time, post.

You can do this two ways. If you want to contribute on a regular basis just register here (the link is down at the bottom of the right sidebar) and shoot an email to lakelandjim at gmail dot com letting me know of your interest. Or, if you just have a guest post you’d like to add here send it to contributors at reclaimconservatism dot com.

I hope to hear from you soon.

I know, I should be concentrating more on content then the look of the site, but it really is with the idea of adding new content that I’ve changed to this theme. Please let me know what you think, and if there are any problems with viewing the site.

UPDATE: I’ve changed it once again. The other, while nice, was going to take too much work to get it looking right. I like this one a whole lot better. Do you?

I wrote about the blogs that I’m a part of at bRight & Early this morning and some folks have come to visit. Here is what I had to say about this site:

[A] group effort with the aim of reclaiming conservative values. We are looking for bloggers (frequent or not so much) to contribute on that theme.

We are always looking for conservative bloggers who have stories they would like to post, primarily on the theme of reclaiming conservatism. As you can tell from the posts here, that definition is pretty broad. But if you would like to contribute here please register and then let me know at: lakelandjim at gmail dot com so I can change your permissions from subscriber to author.

Thanks for visiting. If your looking for other sites to check out see the post linked above.

We’ve upgraded Reclaim Conservatism to WordPress 2.8 and the install went very well. Of course you may see something we don’t see, so if you notice anything not working please let us know.

If you listen to the MSM or the Left in this country, you always hear how mean and selfish Conservatives are.   We do not want to help the poor or various other inane reasons why we hate Black people and people less fortunate.   well, if you really want to know, Conservative is the best thing for all.   Free Markets and Liberty will always lead to a more prosperous country.   But if you look at what the MSM and Left, the only way you can get happiness is through the government.   This is the antithesis of what our country was founded on.  Individualism and Federalism were some of the main foundations of that Document that the Left think is a living document.

Each state would be its own entity and the Federal government would be there to protect the states.  Now the hand of the Federal Government is in our every day life and the Supreme Court has allowed the Commerce Clause to be used in ways the Founding Fathers never thought it should be used.  We have the Federal Government telling states that they will get money for projects if they jump through hoops to get them.

Somewhere along the way, the United States of America has lost its way and we need to get it back on track.  As in this video we see the Soft Tyranny poking its head into our country.

Click here to view the embedded video.

Not a big deal, but I wasn’t really happy with the old theme. I hope you (and I) like this one. Let us know.

Twitter users, you can now follow Reclaim Conservatism on Twitter. Follow @ReclaimCons

I’m talking to myself in the headline. It’s pretty bad when the person who maintains the Blogiversary Database doesn’t realize that one of his blogs — this one — is celebrating it’s Blogiversary. That’s right, Reclaim Conservatism celebrates it’s first year today.

Thanks to everyone who contributes here, and especially to everyone who takes time to comment, or just stop by.

We are working to make this a better site, a true go-to destination for information and action regarding conservatism.

While I have your attention, I’d like to invite you to take a look at the Reclaim Wiki. After you look, I’d like to invite you to do a few more things.

• Sign up and help us grow the project.
• Tell others about what we are doing at the Wiki.
• A little link love is always appreciated.

Thanks again for visiting. We look forward to seeing you again and again in year two.

I told you I wanted to spend more time developing this site, and boy have I. I spent several hours last night setting up the Reclaim Conservatism Wiki.

The wiki is being set up to be a repository of conservative information and resources. You are encouraged to help with this project by adding and editing information there, or by sending your information to: wiki at reclaimconservatism dot com. At the very least, please take a look and bookmark the site. Point others to it too, if you will.

I am really looking for people who are familiar with working on a wiki. Your help will be invaluable.

Well, I’m headed over there now for a few minutes. Join me?

I mentioned the other day on my blog that I need to spend more time here at Reclaim Conservatism. I plan on doing that and working harder at developing this site the way I envision it.

Let me lay out a few thoughts and ideas.

First, let me mention that I’ve turned off registration. I was getting way too many spam entries (as many as 25 a day). That doesn’t mean we’re not looking for others interested in writing. We would love to have more authors who are interested in posting here. If you would like to contribute, and haven’t already registered, drop me an email at lakelandjim at gmail dot com. You can also contact me (@brightandearly) via twitter.

While I think that a wide range of topical material is great, I would like to promote a bit narrower focus here. I would encourage all the contributors here (present, future, and me) to concentrate on posts that center around the idea of reclaiming conservatism. In fact I would like this site to the go-to site for articles, suggestions, ideas, ideals, encouragement, news, and anything else related to reclaiming conservatism.

Develop and use the front end. — If you look at the address of this blog (who does that?) you will notice that it is http://reclaimconservatism.com/blog/. I have some thoughts and plans for developing the main domain to encourage and equip conservatives to take action. Your ideas are welcomed and coveted! If you are interested in helping in this area please contact me.

Conservatism really hasn’t changed. The GOP, the party most associated with conservative values, has lost it’s focus. It is my considered opinion that the core values held by those who claim to be conservatives are as strong (and as relevant) as ever. I believe that a possible issue with the conservative banner is that we try to substitute policies and programs for values. Let’s rally round the values, the rest will take care of itself.

Addendum: I forgot to mention comments. We want comments! Add your comments, they are open on all but older posts. Be patient if they are held (new commenters) in moderation. I’ll get to them.