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By GEORGE BOWLES Anyone with an ounce of compassion in his soul has to feel a mite sorry for Sen. John Warner.
For long years, since his election in 1978, he has lived and served as junior senator under the shadow of Harry F. Byrd, Jr. Mr. Warner’s every move and utterance have been measured, consciously or otherwide, against the stern Byrd standard of conservative purity.
With becoming deference he has played out his subordinate role while at the same time quietly exercising a remarkable degree of independence. He has, in fact, "cancelled Sen. Byrd’s vote” more times than Republican strategists like to have mentioned in public.
Still, Sen. Warner has decorously avoided appearing to try to upstage his senior senator. He was confident, if he waited patiently, his hour in the sun would arrive and he, himself, would become the senior senator from Virginia.
When Senator-elect Paul Trible is sworn into office on the first Wednesday in January replacing the retiring Mr. Byrd, Sen. Warner’s hour will be, or at least should be. at hand.
But will it? The question requires discussion.
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