How Would Tina Fey Phrase It?

In my 8/16/17 email to Sen. Rob Portman and Rep. Pat Tiberi, my GOP Congressmen, I asked them to "publicly renounce the president by name, condemn his support of racists, Nazis and hate groups, and publicly declare no confidence in him."  I asked them for a response.

I just heard back from Tiberi (his staff, actually).  In his email, he said:  "I issued a statement condemning the hate and bigotry, and particularly [the car driver] James Shield's terrorist act.  Racism cannot be tolerated.  Sadly, the President has failed to stay focused on the groups that created a violent situation, but white supremacists bear the responsibility for Ms. Heyer's death."

The cardboard "Flat Pat" Tiberi at a town hall.

For the notably reticent Rep. Tiberi, that's an unusually strong expression.  Still, he equivocated somewhat.  He did not call out the president by name but mentioned the car driver by name, and said the president was "not focused."  And of course, he did not say anything publicly about the president.  (An email to an individual constituent is not a public condemnation.)

"Flat Pat" is still a no-show for town halls, but at least he said something, however mealy-mouthed.

Portman had no reply at all.  None.  Too busy?*

My Republican Congressmen are -- how would Tina Fey phrase it? -- oh yeah, pussies!
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*  Portman was probably too busy pushing his Bannon-inspired big-business wet dream, a regulatory "relief" bill he calls the Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017.  Robbie's idea of accountability is the "deconstruction of the administrative state."