Ron Paul may be a long-shot candidate to some, but the conservative congressman from Texas received more than twice as many rounds of applause as his opponents at Monday night's GOP debate.According to our friends at the Baltimore Sun, Paul was applauded 11 times while Mitt Romney,Michele Bachmann and Tim Pawlenty were applauded five times each. Newt Gingrich andHerman Cain were applauded four times each. I wouldn’t wait for my generals," Paul responded."I’d quit bombing Yemen.
Even Bachmann’s astonishing call toget rid of the Environmental Protection Agency(created under the Republican administration of Richard M. Nixon) passed without a challenge from her rivals.That’s why I felt nostalgia for Bush, especially the guy who was a candidate for president in 2000. I cannot imagine a Republican today giving Bush’s 1999 speech in Indianapolis titled — shades of Barack Obama? Amen. A Republican who expressed such sentiments today would be pummeled mercilessly by Fox News.Now, there are limits to my Bush nostalgia. Bush and his advisers did not think through the costs or the consequences of running two wars simultaneously.
Stewart declared Michele Bachmann the "winner" with her five children and 23 foster kids. I'm sorry Congressman Paul, the correct answer is 'Yes,'" Stewart said. Watch the full segment below to hear why Stewart calls Mitt Romney the debate's "alpha candidate," and how moderator John King decided the debate was a complete success due tohow much attention it got on Twitter.