[Pelham]

The funny thing is that Ron Paul is a "neo-con"

Not exactly. Ron Paul might be a paleolibertarian or a 'Constitutionalist' but he's not from the neocon camp. Neoconservatives came from the Cold Warrior wing of the Democratic Party. They were Great Society Democrats who were hawks on foreign policy. They joined forces with Reagan conservatives in 1980 because they wanted a muscular foreign policy, and they were being marginalized by the McGovern and Carter forces that were in control of the Democratic Party. Jeanne Kirkpatrick is a one example.

As an ideology neoconservatives gathered around Irving Kristol, who popularized the term, and Norman Podhoretz. Commentary Magazine was the movement's flagship publication. Neoconservativism has roots in Democratic Party liberalism and socialism- as in the case of Joshua Muravchik, one time activist in the Young People's Socialist League. This isn't Ron Paul country.

[governmentstillsucks]

As an ideology neoconservatives gathered around Irving Kristol, who popularized the term, and Norman Podhoretz. Commentary Magazine was the movement's flagship publication. Neoconservativism has roots in Democratic Party liberalism and socialism- as in the case of Joshua Muravchik, one time activist in the Young People's Socialist League. This isn't Ron Paul country.

This is what I was hinting at in the earlier post. In a former incarnation, I referred to neoconservatives as "Democrats who like tax cuts," who ultimately disregard social and cultural affairs.

A neoconservative isn't one who has left ideological liberalism for conservativism; it's one who tries to incorporate the doctrines of the New Left into conservativism. But, I guess I'm a troll.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Sorry but you are wrong.

A Neo-Con was any one who was not a generational Republican.

Therefore Ron Paul, who switched parties to get elected is indeed, a Neo-Con.