Neo-liberals would replace that with a welfare state for the un-rich.
Neo-conservatives created a "you're on your own” society.
Neo-liberals create a “we won't leave you alone,” society.
Neo-conservatives treat working Americans the way ranchers treat their livestock – something to be fed, but not over-fed, and moved around when circumstances require. (Stampedes are to be avoided at all cost. Nov. 4th, for example, was a stampede. Neo-cons hate it when their herd runs off on its own like that.)Neo-liberals believe they treat ordinary Americans with more “respect.” Trouble is too often that respect bears an annoying resemblance to the way pre-school teachers treat their wards. (Remember how VP Al Gore used to talk to us – like Mr. Rogers.)
Neo-conservatives see liberals as being either gay, atheists, socialist, welfare recipients, wimps or all the above.
Neo-liberals see conservatives as either money-grubbers, racists, sexist, homophobic, warmonger, laissez faire capitalist, offshore money hiders – or all the above.
Neo-conservatives believe government is the source of every problem plaguing Americans.
Neo-liberals believe government is the solution to every problem plaguing Americans.
Neo-conservatives believe that every child should be issued a permit to pack a concealed weapon, at birth.
Neo-liberals believe that every gun in private hands should be melted down and formed into a giant sculpture of dolphins and whales frolicking in the surf with small laughing children.
Neo-conservatives believe illegal immigrants should be herded out of the country with cattle prods -- unless they are one of the illegal immigrants mowing their lawn or cleaning their home(s).
Neo-liberals believe there's no such thing as an illegal immigrant, just undocumented future Democratic voters.
Neo-conservatives believe that it's the government's job to make sure big businesses, and those who run them, get as much government help as possible, in the form of reduced regulation and oversight to overly generous tax breaks.
Neo-liberals believe that corporations are cows, whose udders should be super-glued to a high-suction IRS milking machine.
Extremists are the real enemies within each party. And right now conditions are perfect for those extremists.
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