As his final act , John Sununu , the man hired by George Bush to be his political hatchet man , took a swipe at the boss insinuating that he was fired for doing what he was hired to do . He encouraged Bush to ride a snow plow and wander around a snow-bound Nashua, shaking hands and offering to help skeptical motorists dig out their cars. Over the past three years many have speculated that Bush was keeping his rude and contentious chief of staff only out of loyalty to Sununu for helping him win the 1988 New Hampshire election . Sununu alienated Congress , Senate members , House members and the President . But , most important , the president 's wife Barbara , and oldest son , George , turned on Sununu . And so , finally , Bush invited Sununu to resign .
As his final act , John Sununu , the man hired by George Bush to be his political hatchet man , took a swipe at the boss insinuating that he was fired for doing what he was hired to do . Over the past three years many have speculated that Bush was keeping his rude and contentious chief of staff only out of loyalty to Sununu for helping him win the 1988 New Hampshire election . Sununu alienated Congress , Senate members , House members and the President . But , most important , the president 's wife Barbara , and oldest son , George , turned on Sununu . And so , finally , Bush invited Sununu to resign .