A commenter on the Brothers Judd Blog coins a great variation on Godwin's Law:
The instant I even hear the word "neocon" brought up, I immediately dismiss whovever is writing / talking as having absolutely nothing of any interest or value to say. The entire "neocon" concept is a crock. It never existed outside of a few political journals until the Bush admin, and since then has served as a catch-all polite expression of anti-semitism, anti-Americanism, and certainly anti-Bushism (BDS?).
Neo-con! Booga Booga Booga! Hide the kids!
"Neo-con" is short for "turn the page now, and go on to to something worth reading".
With the exception of those who used the word prior to 2001 (
Commentary, National Review, the Weekly Standard all immediately
come to mind), I'd say that's
a perfectly viable rule.
Update: Further thoughts and links here.