[mwl1]

Everyone stop overreacting. Rules has NO power in the Senate, only in the House.

The majority leader and his deputies make all the Rules decisions in the Senate.... there is no critical institutional role pertaining to legislative procedure for the Rules Committee in the Senate.

This is a figurehead job.

Santorum was supporting Lott because it was his job as #3 or #4 to do so.

[RobFromGa]

Thanks for the information on the Rules Committee Chairman responsibilities.

Does this figurehead ever make any decisions that might require vertabrae to carry them out?