Is David Brooks An Idiot?

I like David Brooks.  Obviously I don't agree with him politically when it comes to a lot of things, but I respect what he says, and tune in when he's on Charlie Rose.  And then I see his article in today's NY Times, wherein he drops a final, dramatic line that's (I guess) supposed to take our breath away:

The former messiah will have to become a manager.

The "the only reason people back Obama is because of his voodoo!" thinly-veiled insult notwithstanding, the fact is Brooks spent the entire article explaining that Obama is just that: a manager.  A "delegator and convener."  So upon landing on his final line, I really don't see what his entire point was.  If I've read it correctly, Brooks is exasperated that Obama is exactly what Brooks himself declares he needs to be.  Interesting.