Let's Create a New Catch Phrase!

Assuming that the president wasn't being super-subtly sarcastic when he told FEMA director Mike Brown, "Brownie, you're doing a heck of a job," I'd like to propose the following national project:

To enshrine that outrageous statement in American language -- and to remind us what happens when cronyism trumps competence in key government appointments -- let's use that phrase as often as we can. For example:

When you're at a restaurant, and a waiter or busboy drops a tray of dishes that shatter on the floor, everyone should yell out, "Brownie, you're doing a heck of a job!"

When teachers hand back an exam on which a student has received a D or F, the teacher should say, with sadness, "Brownie, you're doing a heck of a job."

And so on. It will be the sarcastic comment of the century, always available to mock incompetence and screw-ups of all kinds. C'mon, who's with me? (Post your own ideas for using the Brownie phrase in the comments below.)

P.S. If anyone crosses paths with the president anytime soon, be sure to shake his hand, look him square in the eye and say, "Brownie, you're doing a heck of a job!"