So what is a Neowhig?

Well, pretty much a neowhig is an old whig who is no longer so concerned with the annexation of Texas or where to relocate the tribes.

Its a similar situation to neoliberals, who are classical liberals that don't delve too much into exactly how much sweat from one's brow is needed to obtain property.

But very dissimilar to neocons, who aren't conservative, even though they might be "new."

And we are certainly not the neowhigs of neowhig.org, which is a political joke site (and is not actually funny, either).

Also, neowhigs are not in anyway related to the party currently named "The American Whig Party," which isn't very whiggish at all and more in line with the vast swath of ultra-conservative fringe parties such as the Constitution Party (which is not very beholden to the constitution).

Oh, and if the site for the American Whig Party is down worry not - it only means that there's currently a dispute between the three members of that party as to whom should be the leader.

No, most neowhigs are more likely to gravitate towards the Modern Whig Party, which is currently mostly just a website, albeit a website with 16 state chapters and some 12,000 members. Check it out, they don't bite (I don't think?).

Still, that really doesn't define us. So here's some adjectives:
Pragmatic, intellectual, rational, progressive, moderate, traditionalist.
Those are a few I think we can get behind.

Unlike neocons, we don't have distasteful ideals we have to couch with newspeak, such as "spreading democracy," which of course means forcing countries to trade with us, a form of Imperialism and not Democracy.

And what of big-D Democracy? Well, its a great ideal, but a Constitutional Republic (such as the one we live in) is much better at controlling the tyranny of the majority, even if it seems pretty bad at it.

A neowhig is not a "centrist," nor an "undecided," - but probably is "independent." We are not nationalistic, but surely we are patriots.

As for me, the one who is royalizing the we all over the place here... I like using neowhig because I want to fight the neocons. Preferably in deuls, with pistols.

Probably more people would self-identify as something else, even though they may share the same views as a neowhig. And that's fine, I suppose. For now... bwahahahahaaa!