The reason dems continue to get away with this crap is conservatives joke about it instead of attacking.
Also, if this was a Republican that had said this, it would get 24/7 coverage on CNN and MSNBC, above the fold coverage in the New York Times and Washington Post, and the Dems would be demanding his resignation. I remember the Washington Post had a George Allen macaca article on the front page every day for ten days in a row. Reid’s comment will be ignored by the media and the GOP cowards as well.