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?

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.

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.

Reclaiming conservatism is going to take the involvement of everyone who believes in conservative principles. ReclaimConservatism.com is going to take group involvement as well. Here’s how you can help:

• Add Reclaim Conservatism to your blogroll.
• Don’t forget to add the Reclaim Conservatism rss feed to your feed reader.
• In addition to the blog there is also the Reclaim Conservatism Forum for discussion that goes beyond the posts and comments here.
• If you’ve registered, and would like to be able to add your posts, drop me a note at lakelandjim at gmail dot com.
• Have something you would like us to consider for posting? You can send it to: guestpost at reclaimconservatism dot com.
• Link, link, link.
• Tell your readers about this site.

I’m sure there’s more, but I’ve got other things to work on. Your help is appreciated.

I just want to take this brief moment to thank Stix for keeping things going here at Reclaim Conservatism. Please keep checking in, we really do hope to grow things here.

After a nearly 13 hour server outage we’re back! The problem was caused by a problem with a server with new sites, which this is definitely one. Please spread the word that we are open for business once again.