Origin
Irving Kristol was dubbed by many as "the Godfather" of Neo-conservatism
Neo-conservatism was developed by a group of intellectuals graduated from the City College of New York in the late 1930's, a group that includes Irving Kristol, Daniel Bell and Nathan Glazer.<1> Many of this group came to despise the counterculture of the 1960's and what they felt was a growing "anti-Americanism" among many baby boomers. And during the cold war era, many of them came to realize the evil of the Stalinist regime.<2> Kristol described a neoconservative as a "liberal mugged by reality". The development of neo-conservatism was strongly influenced by the work of German philosopher Leo Strauss and Marxist theorist Leon Trotsky. Irving Kristol himself was once a member of the 4th international...
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As soon as I saw "intellectuals" , I realized this was a dud...:D
on edit: from the gw bush entry, I can't believe this:
Economic issues
Though the liberal media continues to disparage Bush's handling of the economy, they often neglect to report the many aspects of the economy that Bush has improved. For example, during his term Exxon Mobil has posted the largest profit of any company in a single year, and executive salaries have greatly increased as well.<5> This is due to changes in the stock market that lead to a record high in 2006. Corporations show profits growing by double digits growth.<6> Even the working class is benefiting from the Bush economy, as unemployment hits an all time low in March 2007.<7> Bush worked with Democrats to raise the minimum wage to a more livable level.<8>
When did bush work w/D's to raise the MW?
Since when does Exxon's profit margin count as an economic indicator?
Jeez...these people are seriously srewed up...