Our mission: It remains the same. As the name implies, Optimates strives to acheive the best in content and discussion in the blogosphere. We certainly don't lack ambition, but we think it's justified. Look at other big blogs (Daily Kos, Instapundit) and you will find that they began in a similar manner. Now they have carved out niches for themselves and can claim, however precariously, to influence policy and debate.
I have made no secret of my leanings, which could be best described as a mix of 'libertarian/classical republican/conservative,' with each part stronger based on the circumstance. But the great thing about a blog such as this is that it is a group effort. On one day my viewpoint may predominate in the posts, but on another this may well be, say, an economically populist blog. The only consistency is that the arguments you find will be well-thought-out, based on solid thinking and solid facts.