Frist is the Senate Majority Leader.
Delay is the House Majority Leader.
Hastert is Speaker of the House.
Ted Stevens is the President Pro Tem of the Senate
Vice President Cheney is the President of the Senate.
It just happens that the most powerful position in the House is speaker, while the most powerful position in the senate is Majority Leader.
"The Whip" and "The Hammer"- there was such a delightful similitude.
Guess I could still criticize Reuters for not capitalizing the term...