Russ Saltzman has a good column for the season, and neither the lede nor this excerpt give you the full flavor.  You’ll just have to Read It Yourself.

Tell you what: As part of your Lenten discipline, pray for your least favorite public office holder. Just a couple times, perhaps, until you get the hang of it, then with more regularity. It may do him or her some good, but I think it might be of more benefit to the rest of us.

(source: Pity the Politician | Russell E. Saltzman | First Things)