I'm sure RedCream is a great person outside of politics...(hahaha) but even smart people can get blinded by ideology. (As much as he thinks he's an original thinker and beyond these silly little games)
Here is how ideology(and religion as well) work as opposed to logical thought.
Ideology (A)
Fact(A) is heard. Now... a few things may happen depending on their level of intelligence.
If the person is stupid (TYPE A) - They will repeat themselves and not offer any new argument. These individuals spout rhetoric and have no original thought (average person usually included in this)
Above average intelligence (TYPE B) - The individual will look at fact A and figure out a way for it to be wrong. They will either find a small piece of it that is unfounded in some way and then build off of that to make a contradictory fact that agrees with their brain. They may also just ignore and not process certain information in order to get an idea or fact to agree with their ideology and thus make sweeping generalized statements.
High intelligence (TYPE C) - These people create ideology and control dumber people with their ideas. They take fact A, and knowing individuals will eat up anything they identify with, will either make things up and repeat them until they are true, or spin the fact by leaving out key details. They profit off less intelligent people in some way or another (self satisfaction or material profit).
Unfortunately... ideology is a powerful thing. Everyone has one that they identify with regardless of what they say. People identify who they are with "their" ideas once they go through puberty (that or become an hero), and challenging those ideas challenges their sense of self.
His pompous attitude is merely a tool he uses to protect his little ideology. He often gets challenged with valid facts that are contradictory to his ideology (a week one at that), makes sweeping generalizations, and then reassures himself by acting pompous in order to reaffirm his identity. I would assume he is some sort of type A/B intelligence.
So... do I like RedCream? Like a democrat loves an illegal immigrant. I like arguing with easily manipulated morons. He's better off rooting for some baseball team rather than talking politics with adults.