Ash Wednesday is the day of repentance and atonement. And yes, there's the macro atonement that will never come: for voting for George W. Bush twice and supporting two wars and a tax cut that created the deficits they now bemoan.

And here. More currently, a few right wingers on Twitter might like to ash up their heads over these tweets from not so long ago.

The entire commentariat is going to feel a little silly when Marco Rubio wins every Republican primary.

— Ross Douthat (@DouthatNYT) September 25, 2015

After Paris, we should look to Chris Christie https://t.co/Kv2hDoy9FQ

— George F. Will (@GeorgeWill) November 19, 2015

Note to @JebBush re your snarky comments about @marcorubio: Rubio is as qualified to be president as G.H.W. Bush was when he ran in 1980.

— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) February 5, 2016

The delusion is strong with this one:

"Deriding Trump is an act of class solidarity." A small masterpiece from Tucker Carlson. https://t.co/6KDK93jXuh

— Peggy Noonan (@Peggynoonannyc) January 28, 2016

And don't forget, it's Cruz/Rubio 2016, forever.

. @rameshponnuru tells Rubio, Cruz to ease off. Good advice. It will make it easier when they're on the same ticket. https://t.co/FmEvW9MXAX

— John Bicknell (@JohnBick1960) December 22, 2015

Why is it that being professionally wrong pays so well?