Eric, agreed,  though I'd put it a little differently  regarding Will-  though he can be highly snarky and  partisan, as here, he can be intelligent, thoughtful,  and even statesman-like especially when writing as a classic conservative.
But in this case I'm even embarrassed  for him that in his angst  to complain about something other than Trump for a change  he wrote this  flowery column  which was misleading concerning what Murray actually said which upset people.  Even Will must have understood few readers could stomach that one.