No, I’m not branching out into literary or theater reviews.  This week’s title was inspired by the Left’s reaction to the inauguration of Donald Trump as President Number 47.  Les Miserables, of course, is the famous 1862 Victor Hugo novel, set during the 1830’s revolts in France.  While there are parallels with the plot of the book, it was the title of the work that came to mind.

Les Miserables can be translated as “the miserable ones” or “the wretched ones.”  It occurred to me that those translations aptly describe the condition of leftist Democrats, and practically the entirety of their lap dog media.

Trump, as expected, hit the ground running on January 20.  The moment he took his hand off the Bible, he began issuing Executive Orders and actions.  The borders were closed to illegal aliens.  Deportation actions for illegals admitted by the Democrats immediately began.  Restrictions on oil and gas production were lifted.  The EV mandate was cancelled.  All DEI programs in all federal agencies were cancelled, and all employees running them were put on leave.  Worst of all,  federal employees were ordered back to work, in the office, five days a week.  Oh the horror!

Predictably, the reaction of the Left was shock, disgust, and vows of resistance.  Senator Dick Durbin suggested that federal employees should defy the Trump order to end DEI programs.  I really hope they take Durbin’s advice.  If they defy a direct order of the president, then they can be fired for cause.  You can always trust an elected Democrat to promote conduct that only exposes others to jeopardy.

The heifers of The Herd, or is it The View, I’m never sure about that, were so greatly triggered by Trump’s actions that they frantically began chewing their cuds.  This caused resident “legal advisor” Sunny Hostin to say something that was remarkably stupid, even for her.  She and the other bovines fretted that Trump’s inauguration took place on the MLK holiday.  They noted that MLK wanted social and economic equality.  That’s true, but he never mentioned equity, transgender politics, or Drag Queen story hour.

Hostin then declared that Trump was the real DEI hire, because he didn’t earn the job, had no political experience and no business experience.  I guess she never heard of Trump Tower, and was unaware that he already was president for four years.  She has a point though.  You can’t compare Trump’s experience to that of Il Duce Obama, a man who never held a real job before being elected president.

The denizens of The View were joined by CNN’s Jake Tapper in decrying the fact that so many billionaire CEO’s like Zuckerberg and Tim Cook attended the inauguration.  How dare they go over to the Dark Side?

The website Axios is apoplectic over Elon Musk’s repeated comments to the effect that “Now, we’re the media.”  Axios had the perfect comeback.  “Oh no you’re not.”  The head of the site even suggested that Trump will stay in power after 2028 by running for Vice President at the age of 82.  The facts that Trump can’t legally do that (See the 12th and 22d Amendments), and that it would make no sense apparently never occurred to him.

Back to CNN, that network is about to announce massive layoffs and salary cuts in response to it’s nearly nonexistent viewership.  CNN just paid out a $5 million defamation settlement.  The new CNN CEO just ordered whoever remains on the air to simply “report the news” without delving into invective.  That would be refreshing, only not many people will see it.  I recently was in airports where CNN was nowhere to be found.  More people are watching Sponge Bob than CNN.  They seem to have gotten the message though, as they are considering moving former CNN White House correspondent Jim Acosta to a midnight time slot.

But “the miserable ones” of the Left are still among us.  Indeed, being continually miserable seems to be a prerequisite for all “Progressives.”  They’re miserable when they’re out of power, and they’re even more miserable when they’re in power.

MSNBC’s Joy Reid and Rachel Maddow (talk about an All Ugly team) were shocked, shocked, that Trump actually intends to do the things he promised to do.  Even worse, the presence of people who formerly supported them at the inauguration had them foaming at the mouth.

“How is this happening in America?” Maddow asked incredulously at the sight of Department of Homeland Security nominee Kristi Noem seated beside Apple CEO Tim Cook at the inauguration ceremony.  “How is this happening? Why are people with tons of money up on the dais with cabinet nominees and family members?”

MSNBC and NBC News also are facing plummeting ratings, and have announced layoffs.  MSNBC is for sale.  Nobody is buying the tripe that these outlets are selling.  The tribe has spoken, and they are being escorted off the island.  Good riddance.

Yet faced with these sobering events, the leftist media still can’t help itself.  On January 20, just after Trump shut off the Biden app that permitted illegal aliens to make reservations for their invasions into the U.S., CNN tried to gin up sympathy by showing a crying illegal alien holding a cell phone.  America cheered.

The media also wasted no time creating the first false meme of the Trump 47 Administration.  Elon Musk made an awkward “from the heart” gesture that immediately was denounced as “a Nazi salute.”  Of course, it wasn’t anything more than a clumsy gesture from a weird guy, but that didn’t stop the smear, even after the Jewish Anti-Defense League concluded that it wasn’t a Nazi salute.

It’s a parallel with the plot of Les Miserables.  The leftists fancy themselves as Inspector Javert, endlessly in pursuit of would-be Fascist, Jean Valjean.  The irony being that they easily could confront a Fascist just by looking in a mirror.  But never mind the facts, the hunt for Nazis must go on.  After all, what does the ADL know about Nazis?

The ADL never even commented on other potential Nazi salutes, like these –

Sieg Heil all you Progressive Democrat Bundists.

So take heart all you MAGA patriots.  Although Les Miserables will always be among us, their day is done.  Trump has returned.  Give the proper salute.