Scapegoat for precisely what, GUEST,B? Looks like you're groping for a rejoinder here.

Groups do like to identify themselves, and these folks ("new conservatives," "neo-conservatives," or "neo-cons") have identified themselves as a group. I'm hardly name-calling, as you are trying to imply, when I use the name they applied to themselves.

If you're trying to refute what I say by accusing me of "name-calling," sorry--no sale! Attacking a person (argumentum ad hominem) instead of addressing the points of a statement or argument he or she has made is a well-known logical fallacy and is invariably used as a diversionary tactic--an effort to draw attention away from the real issues.

You're going to have to do a whole lot better than that.

Don Firth