This is an opinion cartoon.
When it comes to scoring federal money for Alabama, Sen. Richard Shelby can strike the Heisman pose. What’s gonna happen when he’s gone? Shelby’s gonna leave some pretty big money bags to fill.
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Will Alabama voters seek a serious candidate to fill his void or just another embarrassing name-recognition guy who will drive business away while keeping cartoonists and late night TV comedians happy? Looking at you, Mo Brooks. You too, Tommy Tuberville.
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I hope a politically liberated Shelby will make more statesmanlike decisions in his final stretch, like he did in rebuking Roy Moore in his bid for Senate in 2017. Why is putting country before party such a hard thing to do these days? Show us the way on your way out, Sen. Shelby. Let your conscience be your guide.
May your legacy be on the right side of history.
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JD Crowe is the cartoonist for Alabama Media Group and AL.com and 2020 RFK Human Rights Award winner for Editorial Cartoons. Follow him on Facebook, Twitter @Crowejam and Instagram @JDCrowepix.