The last word ventured by the Democrats on grand matters of state came from an M-1 tank being driven in a circle by the party's 1988 presidential candidate. If Democrats make the case for a new nationalism, Republicans will be reduced to complaining that big ambitions cost big money. But Democrats have a problem with nationalism. The party is controlled by educated, upper-middle liberals. Blatant appeals to nationalism make liberals squirm.
Economic nationalism sounds like protectionism.
Military nationalism sounds like 'gunboat diplomacy' . Liberals want to talk about a 'new world order,' not the resurgence of U.S. power. Now, Cuomo said, things can be different. Such a player is edgy, and tends to grumble at the coach. It is mood which could turn into a sulky isolationism.