Bush , the abrasive Sununu Chief of Staff, is discovering that the many people he has insulted or slighted are enjoying his recent travails and asking how long he will last in his job. Sununu 's brusque style has alienated Republicans and Democrats alike. ; White House spokesman Marlin Fitzwater, amplifying Bush's comments, made it clear that Bush had told Sununu that he was concerned by the appearance of impropriety and that he wanted his chief of staff to take no more embarrassing trips. The latest flap over his using a government limousine to go to a stamp auction in New York raises no legal question, but makes dozens question, his judgment. President Bush said that White House 's job was safe but Presidential spokesman John Sununu made it clear that Bush directed Sununu to make no more embarrassing trips.
Bush , the abrasive Sununu Chief of Staff, is discovering that the many people he has insulted or slighted are enjoying his recent travails and asking how long he will last in his job. Sununu 's brusque style has alienated Republicans and Democrats alike. The latest flap over his using a government limousine to go to a stamp auction in New York raises no legal question, but makes dozens question, his judgment. President Bush said that White House 's job was safe but Presidential spokesman John Sununu made it clear that Bush directed Sununu to make no more embarrassing trips.