Watch this report from the Associated Press and tell me if this were a Republican what the mainstream media would be doing with this story:

(LATE UPDATE: As you can probably see if you have clicked the YouTube embed above the video has magically disappeared. Funny how that happens to certain videos on YouTube and not others. You can watch the AP news report here.)

I don't know the specifics of this land deal and whether Reid is getting a bum rap, but I can guarantee you that the media would not be downplaying this story if it were a Republican leader with the exact same circumstances.

TOM ADDS: One tidbit also worth noting from the print version of the Associated Press story: "AP first learned of the transaction from a former Reid aide who expressed concern the deal had not been reported properly."