I'm sure the way out is over here.......

Often in horror movies, there's a point where the endangered group being chased by some threat comes to a split point.

Two groups are formed: One led by our level headed hero and his love interest, the other by a cocky prick and the slutty girl.

In the end, our hero and his girlfriend make it through, often coming across survivors (or remains) of the second group to reinforce the morality play.

Reading this NYTimes piece on the fractures within the Republican party, it sounds like the smart ones are very few, and those following the cocky prick are very many.

Even as Republicans said they supported Mr. Bush’s performance, they showed divisions over the party’s ideological makeup; 39 percent of Republican voters said they wanted the next Republican presidential nominee to continue with Mr. Bush’s policies; 19 percent said they wanted the next president to become less conservative, and 39 percent more conservative.

They don't get it. The bloodbath will continue.