When Richard Shelby retires, who’s gonna bring home the bacon?

Shelby Heisman Bacon Pose

Shelby Heisman Bacon Pose

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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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.

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