"It's become difficult to distinguish paleo-conservatives from left-wing radicals."
I think we found my answer:)
I think that Jim Rob would agree with your assessment:
Jim Rob re the Paleocons combined with the rats Axis.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/945516/posts?page=40#40 The anti-Republican/anti-Bush paleocon/paleolibertarian/buchananite/rockwellian/anarchist movement has combined with the Democrat/French/German/Iraq pro-terror axis.