Cracking the whip

After a whipping by Christian leaders and a near revolt by conservatives dissatisfied with the slow progress of their agenda, House Majority Whip Tom DeLay swung into action, doing what he does best: making disparate factions work together, whether they like it or not. In doing so, Mr. DeLay may have single-handedly kept conservative Christian activists on board and saved the Republicans from likely electoral oblivion. | Bob Jones