"Blame it on Neo"

No, not Keanu Reeves.

Wonderdog and I have been having a discussion about the use of the term "neo-con" among liberals, and Wonderdog pointed me to this WSJ editorial by Julia Gorin. Gorin notes that the term "neo-con," when used by liberals (and Buchananites) -- especially in conjunction with references to Likudniks and cabals and "neo-con influence" -- has a rhetorical valence that we should be suspicious of. Gorin paints with a bit of a broad brush, I think, but she makes a point that is worth considering.