I think it makes a difference that 2/3 of the country is either worried that Trump is just that crazy, or convinced of it.

Trump is broadcasting his state of mind like some kind of sci-fi telepathy beast, blanketing the Earth in a toxic field of tweets. So when he snaps completely, a lot of people around him will be watching for it, and perhaps be ready. Not for nothing that the 25th Amendment is more than a trivia question these days.

Also, Trump's not the only junkyard dog in Washington. The teabaggers might get fed up with Trump, and settle for burning down a President now that they can't burn down health care. They're another possible check on Trump, not so much out of principle as spite. Whatever works.

I don't think there's a need to play Paul Revere with Trump. He's been rubbing our nerves so raw for so long that the whole world is hypersensitive to his every transgression. Nothing's gonna just slide.

So yeah, I think that if Trump is cornered, he'd go all Khan, but without the Byron; but I think a bunch of people in strategic positions are already holding fire extinguishers.

I sure hope so.