Reidin and Rightin

There's a lot of comment about Harry Reid's bogus attack on Justice Thomas today. The criticism is well deserved, but I wouldn't like it to get Reid tossed out. How does it help conservatives to get rid of an incompetent leader of the opposition?

I also have trouble with the claim that Reid's criticism of Thomas is racist. He dislikes Thomas because he's so conservative, not because he's black.