[Eva]

Like I said, the neo-cons are traditional liberals who have fled the socialism of the Democrat party for the free-markets and more fiscally conservative Republican Party. The Democrats are not liberals and the neo-cons are not conservative.

[Eva]

Here is the dictionary defintitin of liberalism. Tell me if this doesn't also fit a neo-con.

Liberalism - The state or quality of being liberal. - A political theory founded on the natural goodness of humans and the autonomy of the individual and favoring civil and political liberties, government by law with the consent of the governed, and protection from arbitrary authority.
- often, Liberalism The tenets or policies of a Liberal party.
- An economic theory in favor of laissez-faire, the free market, and the gold standard.
- Liberalism, A 19th-century Protestant movement that favored free intellectual inquiry, stressed the ethical and humanitarian content of Christianity, and de-emphasized dogmatic theology.
- A 19th-century Roman Catholic movement that favored political democracy and ecclesiastical reform but was theologically orthodox.