John Sununu submitted his resignation in a five - page handwritten letter that made it clear he felt betrayed . ; Bush appeared out of sync with the country. He was simply doing what he was hired to do and his dismissal was not a matter of principle but of ratings . His bullying tactics were fine as long as the opinion polls did not go down . While Sununu 's lack of political experience in dealing with Washington was a disappointment , and while his fatal flaw may have been in believing he was smarter than Bush , what finally cost him his job was that of the president 's wife , Barbara , and his oldest son , George .
John Sununu submitted his resignation in a five - page handwritten letter that made it clear he felt betrayed . He was simply doing what he was hired to do and his dismissal was not a matter of principle but of ratings . His bullying tactics were fine as long as the opinion polls did not go down . While Sununu 's lack of political experience in dealing with Washington was a disappointment , and while his fatal flaw may have been in believing he was smarter than Bush , what finally cost him his job was that of the president 's wife , Barbara , and his oldest son , George .