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Reagan76: First off, Bill Buckley is not, never was and never will be a "paleo." The Rockford Institute crowd (the very definition of the paleopantywaist set) will be happy to confirm that for you. Give them a call if you don't believe me. Second, Bob Dornan's nickname is B-1 Bob. No paleopantywaist ever took a weapons system as a nickname. The very thought of, well, war (there, I said it) gives paleowhatevers the vapors and they climb up on chairs and hope that war will go away and not interfere with their drunken poetry readings. What an insult to B-1 Bob! Third, Jesse Helms believed in a manly foreign and military policy. That disqualifies Jesse from paleoism.

Clemenza is absolutely right that the socially and politically exotics known as "paleocons" attacked Reagan back in the day when they figured out that he regarded them as not ready for prime time. David Frum had an excellent and quite informative National Review article describing the origins of paleoism in about April, 2004.

On foreign and military policy, "paleos" are Demonrats in drag. On the constitution, their "analysis" would make any sensible person gag. Their highest ambition is the creation of a USA ready to fight missiles and H-bombs with muskets. Reality is their enemy now and forever.