Whistle-Blowing -- The Patriotic Thing To Do?

This Administration will do its best to demonize the person, or persons, who "leaked" (blew the whistle) about the illegal eavesdropping operation that the Bush Administration authorized the NSA (and others?) to do.
This is an obvious attempt at "shifting the blame" on the whistle-blower to lessen the culpibility of the Administration. When you label someone the "bad-guy" and point the finger at him, why that makes you the "good-guy"; right?
The administration so far has brought up the argument that "leaking" harmed National Security. In reality the "leaking" helped preserve National Security, be revealing an administration's abuse of power, its abrogation of the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution--as well as the Administration's lying to the American people about the "innocence and need" for the program.
The "whistle-blower" should get a Medal of Freedom for his courageous action. Anyone pointing out governement bad behavior should be labeled "Super Patriot" and "hero" instead of being branded a "traitor".