Do the election results prove neoconservatism is dead?
926644
The GOP could not sustain popular support when their idology is so far out of the mainstreat. Thanks, dittos, for staying the course. Now lets go to work trying to save GI's lives...
1144761
Good point!\n\nAnother neo-con attempt to enlarge government, and control.
1044069
Depends on if we get another neo-conservative in the White House or not.  If the Democrats get their way, there won't be any permanent bases in the middle-east and we save a hell of a lot of tax dollars and "sreet cred" with our allies. \n\nIf the neo-cons stay, then we'll have Syria and Iran in our sites and the wars will never stop.  We definitely will see a draft, and possibly another false-flag terror attack on our soil to make sure the draft passes through unopposed.  I'm predicting a nuke in some inconsequential midwest city put there by the same fine folks that brought us 9/11.
984187
First, I hope you realize that your Neocons label is kind of funny to us conservatives.  Its one that liberals love to use to describe a profile that they love to overlay on the rest of the conservatives with but to us its kind of silly cause it just some media thing.\n\nSecond, this is VERY important.  Conservatives (as I hope our liberal counterparts) care more about this country than words can describe.  So, yes as a very proud member of the conservative side of thinking I understand we've had some stupid/corrupt/lazy/{more expletives here} represenatives (high and low) over the last 4-8 years and we are not very proud of it.\n\nFinally, I pray that somebody can fix it and I believe it comes with fresh ideas and new energized people.  The Republicans (the politicians I'm talking about now) got fat and happy and forgot who they represented.  They are now gone or at least their power gone they got what they deserved am I happy?  Well, let me put it this way I happy some bad/lazy apples are out of town.\n\nSo heres to new possiblities!  Our day will come in 2 years but let's see where this train takes us.
690768
Most Amerians are not represented by the party in power that stole the last 2 presidential elections.  These Neocon Republicans are good at siezing power, but they only have the support of just over a third of the American people.
879349
I believe the recent election was a reaction of America against the current administration. \n\nNothing more.\n\nEDIT:  The Republican party is fine.  The administration is another matter.
746602
Very interesting point.  The only reason dems got control was because of the blue-dog conservative democrats who were elected this time around.  America hasn't gone less conservative...only less republican.  Now, the dem leadership isn't taking the hint.  Instead, they're reeling to the left once again.  Should be interesting.  I personally think it will open the door for a sweeping Repub victory in '08 - if they get back to their conservative roots.  Great point.
729675
Heck no...it was a landslide...but the Republican vote machines made it look neck in neck-- until the RepUGLYcans "graciously" backed out before a vote count was taken..  Whew!
921213
Neoconservatism is a political movement, mainly in the United States, which is generally held to have emerged in the 1960s, coalesced in the 1970s, and has had a significant presence in the administrations of Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush.\n\nThe prefix neo- refers to two ways in which neoconservatism was new. First, many of the movement's founders, originally liberals, Democrats or from socialist backgrounds, were new to conservatism. Also, neoconservatism was a comparatively recent strain of conservative socio-political thought. It derived from a variety of intellectual roots in the decades following World War II, including literary criticism and the social sciences.
883141
Well, on the surface things look pretty bleak for Republicans. Historically speaking, this is no surprise. However, it is not as bad as it seems!\n\nHistory of mid-term elections: Any time the United States has been at war during a mid-term election, there has been a shift in power. The deaths from the war are never easy to take and as a whole, Americans do not have the stomach nor heart to endure continued losses, even for a good cause. This election's shift in power is no big surprise. However, there's a silver lining...\n\nSeveral of the gains made by Democrats were by conservative democrats. Joe Lieberman, a registered and caucased Dem, ran against his own party's nominee as an independant... and WON! Joe is a conservative Dem that supports the cause of fighting terror. So if the war in Iraq is the cause for the shift in power, why were conservatives elected? While a majority of Americans feel things are going wrong in Iraq, they still understand the reason we are there. We are NOT supporting the Dem's idea of passing the baton of victory to the terrorists, but instead, want to be open-minded that we need a new strategy that will better ensure victory.\n\nAnother gleeming hope for Republicans is the fact that referendums this election tend to favor conservatism. Several states banned same sex marriage. One state banned abortion. Basically, while there was a cry for change in power, a majority of Americans still cling to conservative views. \n\nWatch for Joe Lieberman to rally other Conservative Dems in the Senate. Should the VA seat fold to a Dem, the control they hoped for is still not locked. Joe and a handfull of Conservative Dems will still swing a good deal of power to the President on issues of the war on terrorism.\n\nAs far as Iraq goes, look for a change in strategy from the Bush admin. Bush will not cave to withdraw the troops totally but the Dems in the House will control the purse-strings, so Bush may make some concessions. With so much divide in Iraq amongst it's own people, there may be more talk of dividing Iraq. Keep in mind Iraq was actually three seperately governed territories until the fall of the Ottoman Empire after WW I; Vilayet of Mosul, Vilayet of Bagdad, & Vilayet of Basra. These could be carved out again, allowing the Kurds, Sunnis, and Shiites to have some sort of atonomy which may bring about peace.
878977
It's very close. An election doesn't mean squat.  It just shows that the people in power dissapointed their party.  \n\nIf liberals continue to show as much hate for religion as they do for much longer, I venture to say more people will become alienated  and will  vote republican.  84% are chistians, and sprinkle on the other relgions....
1148054
Yes.  The new revision of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual has a entire sub-category for Neoconservatism under "Personality Disorders."
821193
That's an interesting point. I don't know if you could say conservatives or liberals were defeated because it was all about the war. Liberals were sort of defeated last time because they got beaten so badly and now they are afraid to be liberals so they are moderates. Conservatives sort of got defeated this time and now everyone has to be more in the middle, which is kind of a good thing
932520
Duh? It is a week before the elections in the US. Of course it is deteriorating. They said so in the papers and on national broadcast Tv.  Always believe what you read in the papers and what you see an hear on broadcast TV.
810012
Neo-con comes from Neoconservative which was and is a political movement in the United States.  It started in the 1960's.  It can be likened to the 1950's New Conservatism movement and to the 1920's New Era campaign.  Neoconservatism has come back to life through the Regan years and GWB's administration.  People say the movement is dead but the ideology of neoconservatism is very much alive.  In fact today neocon is usually used to describe a member of the Republican Party.  One view that can be applied to what is happening today is they tend to believe in aggressive foreign policy and usually move forward despite what the rest of the world thinks.  And they do it all in the name of homeland security.  Even though there are more terrorists as a result of our actions in Iraq than there were on 9/11.  Basically the Neocons that benefitted from this war are Cheney and his Halliburton cronies, the Bush's and Bin Laden's, and anyone else in his cabinet.  Foreign and domestic business organizations alike are profitting greatly from this war.
814641
Distant past?  Our political system has been around for over 200 years.  Our democracy will continue forward regardless of who wins or does not win.  \n\nIt feels great to be a neocon, considering neocons used to be democrats, and we realized how soft and futile the left has become.  Conservatives, even libertarians make more sense than Democrats.  The neo in neocon means that we still have ties to, for example social programs like the new prescription plan or no child left behind.\n\nAt this moment, CNN is showing the Republican lead in polling percentages.\n\nWhomp.
911409
It may be just a coincidence, but I have yet to see the word, "Die Bold" in any question since the elections.\nNow that the Democrats have some real clout, it will be very interesting to sit back and see how they lead.\nVery interesting, indeed.