" One defintion of a Neoconservative is one who has realized that social programs DON'T work, that they backfire, and produce more problems than solutions. I am a former Liberal. It was precisely this view (among others) that drove me to conservatism. What is a neoconservative? The exact opposite of a Liberal in almost every single way. Go Horowitz!A former liberal, huh? Who'd you vote for in Kalifornia's last election for Governor?