Inadvertent irony

Dear old Grahnlaw, I'm sure he's a decent chap, even though he supports that gang of crooks, maoists and child-molesters in Brussels. I try to leave him in peace, not wanting to put my dirty boots on his nice, clean carpet, but the below made me laugh:

In my humble view, the “State of the Union” address and debate constitute institutional innovations of a highly symbolic nature, not to be buried into an obscure provision of an annex to an agreement.

I wonder if he would understand why?