He didn't do his job though.

He was a Bush crony being rewarded for his work during the last election.
Cronyism is pretty much par for the course in politics it's just in the instance promoting someone to a position they were incapable of managing has come back to bite.

I think I heard on the radio Bush saying, "You're doing a great job Brownie" just a shortly after the levees broke.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/deadring.../series3.shtml
(second from bottom)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/deadring...ies1and2.shtml
(second from top)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/deadringers/audio/
(Couple of Bush/Blair skits here)