The Ed Show   |  February 26, 2013

Hagel confirmed by the Senate

Despite a vicious smear campaign by his former friends and an unprecedented filibuster, the Senate voted 58-41 Tuesday to confirm former Senator Chuck Hagel as President Obama's choice for Secretary of Defense. Ed Show viewers share their reaction to her request and more. Share your thoughts on Twitter @EdShow and on The Ed Show Facebook page.

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>>> welcome back to "the ed show." despite a vicious smear campaign by his former friends, and an unprecedented filibuster, the senate voted 58-41 this afternoon to confirm former nebraska senator chuck hagel as president obama 's choice for secretary of defense. and that's a big talker tonight on the social media . on facebook, cindy shannon writes best wishes and about time. what a load of crap to put him through. greg white calls hagel a rarity, a republican with common sense, compassion, courage of his convictions, and a brain. and kenneth says hagel is the right man to bring the boys home. afghanistan, close it down. you can go to our facebook page right new and you can join in on the conversation. and don't forget to like the ed show when you're there. we appreciate that.

>>> here she comes. congresswoman michele bachmann of minnesota gives herself high marks on her presidential run. well, of course we're going to do a fact check on that. stay with