As far as the Twitterverse is concerned, Chuck Hagel’s confirmation isn’t going well, and liberals and conservatives alike are piling on the former Nebraska senator. Selected commentary collected below: 

This Hagel hearing is a disaster.

— Andrew Kaczynski (@BuzzFeedAndrew) January 31, 2013

Basically, Hagel does not seem very sharp.

— Blake Hounshell (@blakehounshell) January 31, 2013

Hagel has been pretty shaky thus far, right?

— The Fix (@TheFix) January 31, 2013

When does Joe Torre come to the mound to take Hagel out?

— Josh Greenman (@joshgreenman) January 31, 2013

Hagel is a little awkward here

— Max Fisher (@Max_Fisher) January 31, 2013

Not impressed by Hagel so far. This is one of the toughest jobs in govt. He needs to do better.

— Tom Wright (@thomaswright08) January 31, 2013

#more#

this hearing is beginning to remind me of the 1st Obama-Romney debate

— Peter Beinart (@PeterBeinart) January 31, 2013

It’s probably dawning on Sens. who didn’t serve w/Hagel that he’s just not very bright. Exchange w/McCain unresponsive & bumbling.

— Brit Hume (@brithume) January 31, 2013

Hagel soon: I forgot to turn off my stove. I’ve got to run.

— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahNRO) January 31, 2013

This is as bad a performance at a confirmation hearing as I’ve ever seen. Doesn’t mean he won’t get through, but wow.

— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) January 31, 2013

Seriously, did they not prep him or he wouldn’t be prepped or is he not bright? Never seen a witness do this bad…

— Jennifer Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) January 31, 2013

Hagel is struggling. Even those who agree w/him and hope he’s confirmed must realize this is a very poor performance.

— Stephen Hayes (@stephenfhayes) January 31, 2013

I’m willing to give @chuckschumer a Mulligan on #Hagel. I imagine he’s looking for one.

— Joel Pollak (@joelpollak) January 31, 2013