Brazen Administration Officials (BAOs)

bra·zen (brā'zən)
adj.

1. Marked by flagrant and insolent audacity. See synonyms at shameless.
2. Having a loud, usually harsh, resonant sound: “sudden brazen clashes of the soldiers' band” (James Joyce).
3. Made of brass.
4. Resembling brass, as in color or strength.

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I don't care how big a majority a sitting President has or what party they are, this behaviour is not fitting of their position. The President should never appear smug or cocky. His cabinet should answer questions put to them by Congress out of respect for checks and balances the Constitution calls for and out of respect for the office they hold. Time and time again if the current administration answers questions at all, they are defensive; their answers are incomplete and reaking with this attitude of "how dare you ask me compelling questions?"

With the press in tow (or in some cases actually planted) it now feels entirely up to the opposition party to ask "tough" questions. Even moderate Republicans are put off by some of the BAOs actions. Will this tightly woven party line hold up? Many Repubs are up for re-election and some of what W is trying to get through is very unpopular...no surprise here, but I wonder how many folks that voted for him still somehow thought he was more moderate than he is?

Maybe there is a better word for all this than "brazen", but whatever you call it, it's at best reprehensible.