Thank you for the roses - email from Barbara Boxer

[paineinthearse]

Dear Friend,

On Monday, 4,500 roses arrived at my Senate office from friends and supporters across the country -- what a wonderful Valentine's Day gift!

Thanks so much to those of you who sent them for such a warm and kind gesture on this special day.

I am emailing you some photos we took when the roses arrived in my office on Monday so you can enjoy them too.

Thanks especially to Stacy Davies in Claremont, CA who spearheaded the whole project. She came up with the idea for the Boxer rose campaign and encouraged hundreds of people in the online blog community to join her in contributing to the effort. I spoke with Stacy last Friday and thanked her personally for this terrific gift.

I hope all of you had a wonderful Valentine's Day and that you got to spend it with those you love. Let's especially remember our brave men and women in uniform serving overseas who weren't able to spend Valentine's Day at home. Thankfully, our wounded soldiers recovering at Bethesda Naval Hospital and Walter Reed Army Medical Center were also be able to enjoy this wonderful gift -- we sent the roses there Monday afternoon.

We've got a lot of work ahead of us. But every once in a while it's nice to stop and smell the roses. Thanks again to everyone who participated in such a warm and generous gift.

In Friendship,



Barbara Boxer

[Ediacara]

1. Wow

Fantastic photos!

[Roland99]

2. She was well-deserving of those!

[Botany]

3. I love Boxer!

"We've got a lot of work ahead of us. But every once in a while it's nice to stop and smell the roses."

[FreedomAngel82]

10. Very nice!

She's great. :toast: And it's so sweet that she gave them to the wounded at hospitals. So sweet!!!

[SharonRB]

14. Hmmmmm,

Should you-know-who be jealous?

[Emboldened Chimp]

4. Class all the way

We need more like her.

[Ilsa]

5. Wow! What a beautiful sight!

This is so cool.

She looks like she should be surrounded by roses in the Oval Office, though.

I'm glad the wounded and ill at Bethesda and Walter Reed get to enjoy them.

[Maat]

6. Thanks!

Thanks for the photos.

[Wilms]

7. "Let's especially remember our brave men and women in uniform"

Now there is a human being.

* can't bring him self to mention his Iraq disaster during the SOTU speech, but Barbara remembers the soldiers, and their families, on Valentine's Day.

That's what I call "VALUES"!

[Arugula Latte]

8. I've been a little out of it -- what were the roses sent for?

Was it to thank Barbara for having a spine and standing up for the Ohio vote thing or ... ???

[FreedomAngel82]

11. Yes

That's what it was for. :) She stud up for that and also the Rice hearings, but I think mainly for the Ohio thing. :)

[paineinthearse]

9. wow - interest sure waned fast!!! nt

[Roland99]

12. Kick for kisses!

:)

[Botany]

13. Kick

:kick:

[AnneD]

15. Thanks for sharing

This is a tangible expression of respect and love for someone that has gone above and beyond. NeoCons don't understand this. They rule through fear, intimidation, and payouts. They are so cynical they can't understand how a politician can be genuinely loved and respected. They don't understand Wellstone, they don't get Boxer, and they will never comprehend FDR. So how many roses did Laura or Lynne get. Barbara deserved everyone of those roses and the fact that her first thought was to take them over to the vets only endears her more. Gee I wish she was MY senator.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

16. Class Act!

[Ilsa]

17. Kick!

:kick:

[Vinnie From Indy]

18. She deserved each and every one!!!!!! n/t

[Wilms]

19. kick n/t