Careful what you ask for: Barbara Boxer's staff solicits thank you notes for retiring senator

California Sen. Barbara Boxer has announced that she won’t run for re-election (much to the surprise of Nancy Pelosi), and staffers running @BarbaraBoxer wants to make sure her constituents have a way to thank her:

Sign our online card to thank Barbara for everything she's done in Congress! — Boxer staff http://t.co/0jORV0bfY8 #thankyoubarbara

— Barbara Boxer (@BarbaraBoxer) January 8, 2015

Barbara Boxer wants you to send her a Thank You card —>http://t.co/7JugY1w9Gg pic.twitter.com/iC7UPNPoy7

— Benny (@bennyjohnson) January 8, 2015

Well, since they asked:

@bennyjohnson Thank her for not running for re-election? http://t.co/aBdSFuTeXJ!

— Jeff Scully (@JeffScully) January 8, 2015

Excellent idea!