Another ex-governor adapts to the Senate

Indeed, Warner clearly misses the wide latitude that being governor afforded him. He was in his element hours after that June 4 hearing as he met with local officials and lobbyists from Halifax, a town in southern Virginia, in his sparsely decorated office in the Russell Office Building.

With his suit jacket off and his arms behind his head, Warner rattles off names, restaurants and economic development projects in towns throughout the region. His interest is particularly piqued whenever a mention of expanding broadband Internet access, new battery technology or rural development projects — some of his personal priorities during his tenure in Richmond — comes up...