Do you define America as the entire world? Even RT has done pieces on the origins of neoconservatism and they've always defined them as leftists/Trotskyites from the 70s. Even your own fellow AT P&Ner liberal Jhnnnn has stated on numerous times that neoconservatism is a leftist movement that started from communists. Do you believe that if you personally disown neoconservatives that it makes their leftist roots no longer true?
I have *not* stated that neoconservatism is leftist. They are disillusioned leftists, kinda like Hillary is a disillusioned Republican. There's no zealot like a convert. I use the term "Trotskyite" in a deeper context.
What they carried from leftist roots is an evangelical/ missionary/ crusader perspective (Trotsky) & deeply authoritarian attitudes. They are elitists who believe in strong government & what is essentially domination of world affairs in service of the goals & aspirations of that elite. They believe that the masses are there to be manipulated. They believe elective war is a legitimate policy choice. It dovetails perfectly with multinational corporatism.
That's what they're all about.
Don't take it from me- take it from the Godfather-
http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/003/000tzmlw.asp
It's much deeper than the crude & shallow propaganda of the "top 10 list".