Black Political Zone

Legislators in Florida are still deciding what to do about Republican Representative Rafael Arza's drunken racist (and sexist!) voicemail sent recently to a fellow legislator. The New York Times reports:

Representative Rafael Arza, Republican of Hialeah, directed the racial slur at Representative Gustavo Barreiro, Republican of Miami, in a phone message on Oct. 21. The slur came in response to a complaint filed by Mr. Barreiro charging that Mr. Arza used racial epithets to describe Rudy Crew, the schools chief in Miami-Dade County, a charge Mr. Arza has denied.

Read more and listen to the voicemails.