" DeLay must avoid appearing to be continuing to run the House from the sidelines, lest the rule requiring that he step aside would appear to be a sham."

I like the double speak here. It's not that DeLay has to avoid running the House from the sidelines. It's that he has to avoid appearing to be running the House from the sidelines. Very important.

DeLay Faces Tough Road Back to Top (WP)