Reclaim Conservatism

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.