A complete and total screw-up. From President George W. Bush's infamous comment to FEMA chief Michael D. Brown while the latter was botching the federal response to Hurricane Katrina: "Brownie, you're doing a heck of a job."

Total screw-up. Usually used ironically, to indicate when someone's self-delusion is in direct contradiction to well-known and easily-observed facts.

Phrase used by George W. Bush to refer to Michael Brown, then head of FEMA, during the response to Katrina. And the mocking was rightfuly deserved, as Brown was more or less inactive during the crisis, possibly delaying the establishment of refugee camps outside the city. The Mayor and the Governor fucked up completely, but Brown and Bush did as well. It is completely improper to try and protect them from blame and focus only on local and state officials.

A complete and total screw-up. From President George W. Bush's infamous comment to FEMA chief Michael D. Brown while the latter was botching the federal response to Hurricane Katrina: "Brownie, you're doing a heck of a job."

a euphemism of the old adage, "hell of a job"

(note: euphemisms are used widely by politicians as a mild form of a word or phrase, in order to maintain a politically correct, less offensive tone; however, in doing so, their remarks generally come off as lame or insincere, even wimpy)

Use of "heck of a job" generally means the speaker does not have the guts (wherewithal) to speak directly, and so "softens" the phrase "hell of a job" in a euphemistic attempt to act like an everyday, regular, run-of-the-mill person.

For instance, when an Elitist like G. W. Bush, in order to appear to be a Populist, says one of his staff is doing a "heck of a job," we wonder why he doesn't just say the guy is doing a "hell of a job." It is then that we realize, that neither is doing a "hell of a job" because they do not know what one is...

I have always understood this my whole life to mean someone is doing a good job. Not a bad job. When you say someone is doing a hell of a job it means they're doing good. Its always meant that. Not till some stupid leftist idiots reversed and it used it against Bush.

Just because Bush didnt want to offend certain people doesnt mean he's doing a bad job moron. Secondly the FEMA guy didnt screw up. The blame falls on the governor of Louisiana and the mayor of New Orleans. Bush warned the governor days in advance to do something and they did nothing. Thats a fact. When ever FEMA tried to bring in supplies no one let them in because the evacuation was still in effect after the hurricane passed. It wasnt Bush or FEMAs fault.

The FEMA response was the fastest response to a hurricane disaster ever. Unfortunately when people tell a lie over and over again it becomes truth.

This is Bush speak for, "...couldn't find his ass with a map."

A play on words to indicate someone over their head. Unware of what to do because of poor qualification. As in "you are doing a heck of a job Browny". Named after Michael D. Brown former under Secretary of Emergency Preparedness and Response who was in charge FEMA when they botched the New Orleans response to hurricane Katrina