"I make my points on specific offenses and report others' views on them. I am open to correction, but you'll have to forgive me if I take information in support of the current Administration with a grain of salt, given their reputation for inventing stuff and falsifying the record to serve their unspoken purposes."

Kinda proves the point regarding -

"Ah, the sanctimony, the condescending certainty, the smugness of the inflexibly right!"

You are only open to correction from sources that you approve of, as they are unlikely to support any contention at odds with your view. If that isn't smug I don't know what is.