TLBSHOW ANSWERED: "It is people that stabbed Lott in the back!"
Random House Dictionary defines neo- as "a combining form meaning: a. new or recent: neophyte. b. in a new, modified manner: neoclassicism"
A neo-Conservative, then, is a new or recent conservative (which I am NOT) or someone who sees conservatism in a new, modified manner.
I guess since I CANNOT stand UP for an INCOMPETENT, INEFFECTIVE "LEADER," I must see conservatism in a new, modified manner. I've been VERY conservative (socially and fiscally) for 40+ YEARS and I have ALWAYS stood up for what was RIGHT, NOT for what was easy to just "get along."
But I certainly did NOT support Lott since shortly after he became SML the FIRST time. His REPEATED INCOMPETENCE and INEFFECTIVENESS with the latest issue was the straw that broke the camel's back.