Speaker of a wildly unpopular Congress, Nancy Pelosi has curiously called in Princess Diane of Fürstenberg to help with imaging.

A fundraising e-mail just went out from the DCCC in the name of fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg (whose clothes you will not find at K-Mart). Von Furstenberg was actually a German princess.

Von Furstenberg explains:

I have some exciting news to share. Speaker Nancy Pelosi recently asked me if I would design a limited edition tote bag. With everything Speaker Pelosi has done to move our country forward, I was more than happy to oblige.
But what makes this tote bag even more special is that every dollar toward its purchase price will be used to support Speaker Pelosi and courageous House Democrats who are under increased attack by those who wish to take our country back to the policies of former President George W. Bush.
With only a limited number of my Team Pelosi bags available, I wanted to offer you, one of the Speaker’s strongest grassroots supporters, the first chance to receive one.

During the summer of tea, that image does take some courage, I suppose.