I wouldn't say that ID is a Right Wing Conspiracy, and actually have very little problem having ID explored in schools. Even a cursory glance at what we find around us would lead to the conclusion that ID stands for Incompetent Design.
I would certianly agree that there is a big difference between Theistic Evolution and ID. The biggest difference is that Theistic Evolutionists state quite clearly that their beliefs about creation are personal beliefs and that those beliefs do not enter into the mechanism, the how, of what happened.