Half of those who keep complaining about "neoconservatism" don't even have an idea what it means.
quite true. for example people blame "neocons" for starting a "war for oil". but of course neoconservatism is very much about foreign policy based on struggles in worldview and deemphasizes material resources when compared to realism.
I appreciate neoconservatism's insight that what happens *inside* a country matters to international security, and so emphasizes human rights and freedom in other nations - but not applying these ideals enough to our own actions. They are unfortunately often right about the uselessness of the UN, but go for solutions that are much more hawkish or militaristic than is wise.
There are also neoconservative domestic policies, such as those developed by Irving Kristol and carried out by Guilliani as mayor, and here again its a mixed bag but definitely some good ideas.