Knee-jerk? You mean knee-jerk as in jumping to conclusions? Knee-jerk as in dive-bombing a discussion without realizing it has already passed you by? Knee-jerk as in pasting labels on anyone and everyone who says something with which you disagree?
ps: don't look now, but I think there's a "neo-con" behind you.
Knee-jerk as in dive-bombing a discussion without realizing it has already passed you by?
Excuse me? I'm sorry, I wasn't paying attention to you.