Immigration shrieks

Glenn Greenwald has good stuff on the so-called immigration debate (see this final solution insanity too at Digby's place). Here he discusses the right's growing call for Bush's impeachment over the immigration issue.

Frankly, I'm still perplexed (here's the earlier perplexity, worth looking at for the links). I know this is a political tool (with tools behind the politics), but the hysteria is baffling. Is it that this is a perceived battle that might be winnable?

UPDATE:

Lindsay:

The Washington Post describes Bush's immigration speech as an attempt to stake out a "middle ground" in the immigration debate:

Bush sought to reassure both sides with his speech last night, and in doing so he attempted to define the middle ground in a debate where consensus has been difficult. By ordering National Guard troops to the border, he was determined to show conservatives and House Republicans his belief that border security is a prerequisite to any legislative solution. But on the most contentious issue before Congress, Bush came closer to the approach now on the Senate floor, saying he favors a path to citizenship for some illegal immigrants while rejecting either mass deportation or automatic amnesty for those now here illegally. [WaPo]

It's a sad commentary on the political discourse in this country, to say nothing of mainstream journalism, when you get moderate cred for rejecting the deportation of millions of people and sending 6000 troops to further militarize our border with a peaceful ally.