Does David Brook know *anything* about people?

Today's column is - even by his own standards - quite the doozy.  Its basically an anti-Snowden diatribe, which can be summed up by the phrase "He's bad! He keeps hitting my fist with his head!"

I'm really not going to bother fisking it - Ethan does a much better job here - but there was one section that made me throw up in my mouth.  Check it out

He betrayed the cause of open government. Every time there is a leak like this, the powers that be close the circle of trust a little tighter. They limit debate a little more.

Seriously?
Seriously?
Urgh.

Don't read the column. 
Don't read anything written by Mister Serious David Brooks.
Just... Don't...
And someone, please, please, tell him to STFU...