Breaux leaves bipartisan legacy Analysts assess senator's career By GERARD SHIELDS gshields@theadvocate.com Advocate Washington bureau WASHINGTON -- When U.S. Sen. John Breaux, D-La., was first elected to the Senate in 1986, he was invited to a retirement dinner for outgoing senators. "I remember saying 'Boy, these guys are old,'" Breaux, 60, recalls. "Now they're having a retirement dinner for me." After 32 years in Congress and four years initially working as a congressional aide, Breaux's days in office are winding down as political analysts begin to assess what will be his historical stamp on the institution. Breaux is most remembered...
