[goldstategop]

The paleo cons were the people who took the existence of the Soviet Union for granted and for all their rhetoric of opposing the expansion of Communism, seemed resigned to the fact nothing could be done to bring the Evil Empire down. Their present rhetoric on Iraq betrays their lack of appreciation for America's strengths and ability to make the world a safer place for American interests and democracy. Ronald Reagan elected to go with us sullied neo-cons and went on to win the Cold War. George W. Bush has our ear on Iraq and after our little adventure in Baghdad is over the Middle East will never be the same again. In a word its time to go and kick our enemies ass!!!

[JohnGalt]

Let me ask then, do you blush when you see neocons rolling out the Hitler, Chamberlin references every couple of years?

[traditionalist]

The paleo cons were the people who took the existence of the Soviet Union for granted and for all their rhetoric of opposing the expansion of Communism, seemed resigned to the fact nothing could be done to bring the Evil Empire down.

Nonsense. Pat Buchanan was one of the loudest voices calling for concrete action to bring down communism. He was also the one of the biggest oppenents of Detante within the Nixon Administration.

The ideologues pushing Detante were the country-club/Rockafellar Republicans, like Bush I, who are not to be confused with Paleocons.