Either Obama recruited writers from “The Daily Show” or a thick cloud of unreality has descended on the White House. How else to explain lines like these in Tuesday’s speech:

“It is not a bigger government we need, but a smarter government.”

That’s rich coming from the guy who jacked up spending to record levels. According to the Congressional Budget Office, the federal government is now on track to consume an average of 22.1% of GDP over the next decade.

Then there was this: “As long as countries like China keep going all in on clean energy, so must we.”

All in? Sixteen of the world’s top 20 most polluted cities are in China. The New York Times reported just a couple weeks ago that Beijing’s air quality ranked a “crazy bad” 755 on a scale of 0 to 500.

The country has been building a new coal plant almost every week and plans 363 more, and China now emits almost twice as much CO2 as the U.S.

State Of The Union Shtick: Obama’s 5 Unintentionally Comical Lines

Ha ha, the joke’s on you! Rubes.

Ozymandias

Mockery and minimalist living are best, then enjoy the decline.