Former Sen. John Warner, R-Va., testified before his ex-colleagues John Kerry, D-Mass., and Dick Lugar, R-Ind., Tuesday at the Foreign Relations Committee hearing on climate change, and there was nothing but love for the silvery Virginian.
Kerry even told the story of the day they met, when Warner presented him with a Silver Star for his time in Vietnam and that he gave Navy men a binnacle. “None of us could ask for a better guide than Sen. Warner’s own words and his life of service,” Kerry said with a smile.
In his remarks, Warner said he felt that after hearing their opening statements he could ease back in his chair and not say as much as he initially planned.
Kerry replied, “We’re elected politicians, you’re a statesman. We want to hear what you have to say.”
It wasn’t just the senators who were feeling the Warner love, though. Other panelists Lee Gunn and Dennis McGinn made sure to mention that they felt honored to be at the table, while Sharon Burke had to point out that her father was a Marine and that she was honored as well. Clearly, it’s good to be Warner.
