As a neo-con I find myself NOT recognizing this characterization - we all know neo-con is really a euphemism for "dirty Jew." Anyway, I do plead guilty to being a hawk first, a conservative second, and lastly being a Republican. My priorities are keeping this country safe, advancing freedom, and helping a political party that helps to secure these twin objectives. For me always, country comes before party. And for the record, I haven't marched Left and I don't know of a neo-con who has.
You know if those throwing around "neocon" were simply arguing that Bush and the Reps could be, and should be, more effective in advancing the conservative domestic agenda I'd be the first to agree with them.
But it seems that the far left continues to be very successful at creating and using useful idiots.
Clearly, one has to wonder why else a small number of self proclaimed "conservatives" find the biggest danger to America to be not Osama Bin Laden or even John Kerry, but *George Bush*, and expend their efforts solely in such a manner as to try to damage the leadership of the Republican party and American conservatism.
A small clue for the thankfully small number of paleo so-called "conservatives" around here - getting John Kerry elected instead of George Bush isn't going to advance any element of the conservative agenda.
Why? Are you a Jew? If not, then you see that neo-con does not mean Jew, if yes then it is not related.