In late 1970's when the "New Republic" was still a lefty rag, JEB wrote an interesting piece. There are two political parties, but they straddle the Republican and Democratic parties and he dubbed them the "Yankees" and the "Cowboys."

The Yankees are patrician, old money. The Cowboys are buccaneers - new money. The Yankees are Eastern and financial while the Cowboys are Western and are like oil men. He went through some United States Presidents and it is interesting who is what and I add some since.

Roosevelt - Yankee

Truman - Cowboy

Eisenhower - Cowboy

Kennedy - Yankee

Johnson - Cowboy

Nixon - Cowboy

Ford - Cowboy

Carter - Yankee

Reagan - Cowboy

Bush I - Cowboy

Clinton - Yankee

Bush II - Cowboy

When Neo-Cons (New Confederates) say "liberal" they mean Yankee. And the Neo-cons are Cowboys.