After they filed out of his office, Sununu turned to his mild-mannered deputy, Andy Card. “You know what’s going to happen now, don’t you?” he said. “They’re going to go back to their offices and tell everyone, ‘That Sununu is a tough son of a bitch!’ ” Card, whose wife is a minister and who rarely swears, looked at Sununu. “No, they’re not,” he replied. “They’re going to go back to their offices and tell everyone, ‘That Sununu is a f*cking asshole!’

