Gov. Kathleen Sebelius has responded to Stephen Colbert's take on the fine folks of Canton, Kan. See previous post here and original Colbert bit here.

Sebelius was watching the show when Colbert started the bit, spokeswoman Nicole Corcoran said.

Sebelius was also watching last winter when Jon Stewart skewered her State of the Union response (though he did call her a cougar). She sent Stewart a light-hearted note then, too, Corcoran recalls, along with a t-shirt that read "Don't Fear the Cougar."

Here's the note from Sebelius, sent to Colbert this morning:

My dearest Stephen:

Canton, Kansas is a town of about 800, located in McPherson County. Since you just missed the McPherson County Fair, where we surely could have gotten you bucked off something, and the yearly demolition derby is over, we’d like to invite you to visit the pioneer 1883 jail on Allen Street in Canton. Standard procedure is to view by appointment only, but in your case, the Mayor has assured me, we can get you an overnight booking anytime you are available.

Consider yourself to have a standing appointment. We hope to hear you’re coming for a visit.

Also, it’s funny you avoided picking on Canton, Ohio (population 80,000) and instead went after Canton, Georgia (population 7,000) and then decided to bully the quaint town of Canton, Kansas, picking on its 800 citizens. Next, you’ll surely be headed for Canton, Texas, (population 3,000) which is reportedly home of the world’s largest flea market.

I bet they can’t wait!

With warm Kansas wishes,

Governor Kathleen Sebelius