I'm not picking a fight with you, but judging by your recent comments, you might be laughing at my post for the wrong reason. So let me be clear to everyone: I think "NeoCon" is an offensive and deragotory term invented by elites to be used against Jewish Conservatives, much like "Uncle Tom" is used against Black Conservatives.
I was responding to someone who called Peggy Noonan a NeoCon, which I found ironic.
I'm laughing with you because I understand your comment to be poking fun at exactly those who would consider neocons some pro-Israeli Jewish cabal. I'm a little annoyed that you imply otherwise.
Further, I disagree entirely regarding the word neoconservative being "offensive and derogatory." If it is disparaging, it is in its fair application as the word "liberal" is disparaging. I don't find calling a communist "Red" offensive or derogatory--it's a label that immediately provides some quick insight to their politics, as is "libertarian" or "free-trader." To call the similarly useful word "neocon" offensive and derogatory doesn't make sense to me. I think there are plenty of neoconservatives that make their judgements based on what they consider best for the U.S. That some of the more influential neocons happen to be Jewish is irrelevant to the validity of their opinions or their Americanism. I certainly don't hold out any disdain for that group's loyalty to the U.S. because of their political beliefs regarding the U.S.'s role in promoting democracy.
But I won't accept the bowdlerization of this word because some want to make a descriptive term an unacceptable 'code word' in the way liberals tried to make words describing conservative programs 'code words' for racism or sexism. If you're going to advocate newspeak, you might consider working for the NYT.