The flirtatious and winsome Rafael.

Most liberals will recall that when Barack Obama was elected, many Republicans, for some reason, liked to refer to him as Barry or Hussein. They did this with the same spiteful glee that they brought up the subject of his birth certificate. Many of them have given up on this indulgence, but many still refuse to use his correct name. With that in mind, I would like to remind everyone that while Ted Cruz (shown here in one of his unguarded coquettish poses) seems to be doing everything possible to make himself seem like your basic Texan, and can be seen Tedding all over the place, his maw curved in a big insincere smile—keep in mind that his first name is Rafael. Not that there's anything wrong with that, at least not in the liberal world. But in the world of Republicans, an ambitious and racist politician might prefer to be known as Ted rather than as the oh-so-ethnic Rafael.