PAUL GEARY THINKS THAT PEOPLE ON THE RIGHT are getting unhinged over the immigration bill.

There’s definitely some of that. On the other hand, there’s also a lot of rational dismay about the GOP leadership’s efforts here, which have produced yet another self-inflicted wound.

UPDATE: Reader John Lynch emails: “So many people in the Republican party are coming unhinged because they are being ignored.” I think that’s right. He continues: “I favor massively increasing legal immigration (my wife and mother are immigrants.) Illegal immigration simply can’t continue like this- people will freak out. That’s happening before our eyes. What’s amazing is that the political class is so deaf to the concerns of their constituents.” Yes, they seem to regard the law on the books as a sort of opening bid, which I’m afraid accurately reflects the way it guides their own conduct, but which is infuriating to people who have a somewhat less . . . flexible attitude.

ANOTHER UPDATE: Hugh Hewitt has read the entire bill and put up a series of posts. Here’s one with links to all the others.