Online Public Relations Thoughts

Friday, December 19, 2025

Revolt

The Speaker of the House has lost control of his Republicans over extension of ACA subsidies. He now has to win them back over the holidays. It's not a good position to be in for the start of 2026. What will it take to appease unhappy centrists?

# posted by Jim Horton : 6:52 AM

Thursday, December 18, 2025

Talk?

Can the President talk his way out of this?

# posted by Jim Horton : 6:53 AM

Wednesday, December 17, 2025

What Now?

For a President who demands unthinking loyalty, what is he making of this?

# posted by Jim Horton : 7:44 AM

Tuesday, December 16, 2025

Detestable

This is detestable, crude and uncalled for, especially from the President. No wonder his fellow Republicans have criticized him for writing it.

# posted by Jim Horton : 6:46 AM

Monday, December 15, 2025

Still Going

The Curiosity rover on Mars is still going and making new discoveries well past its expiration date. It is a technological and PR triumph for NASA and the engineers who built it. The US might be on the way down in some areas but not in space exploration.

# posted by Jim Horton : 6:59 AM

Friday, December 12, 2025

Ready To Bolt

Stock markets are reaching new highs but investors are ready to bolt at the least sign of an economic downturn. They are nervous and that is for the better. Complacent trading gets slammed when markets suddenly plunge. There is no way to tell what huge trading programs will do in fractions of a second. Markets are not for small traders, especially when sentiment is dictated by machines. That is why it makes no sense that public sentiment is tied to indexes.

# posted by Jim Horton : 6:59 AM

Thursday, December 11, 2025

Symbolic

Sadly, the Nobel Peace Prize will do little to instigate regime change. Maduro has bought off his generals. The prize is a symbol of frustrated dreaming.

# posted by Jim Horton : 6:44 AM

Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Caving

Trump is caving and is a lickspittle for Putin. The loser is Ukraine and its hard-pressed citizens. A pity and maddening.

# posted by Jim Horton : 7:45 AM

Tuesday, December 09, 2025

The King

The king in his glory still can't stop himself from slandering his audience. The Kennedy Center honors will never be the same.

# posted by Jim Horton : 6:42 AM

Monday, December 08, 2025

More Power To The Executive Branch?

More power to the executive branch? Back to winner-takes-all politics and the corruption they fostered.

# posted by Jim Horton : 6:47 AM

Friday, December 05, 2025

Correction

The admiral said there was no "Kill them all" order in the alleged drug boat incident. My apology to Hegseth.

# posted by Jim Horton : 6:47 AM

Thursday, December 04, 2025

Will It?

Will it make a difference? In this administration probably not.

# posted by Jim Horton : 6:43 AM

Wednesday, December 03, 2025

Despicable

To give an illegal command, which was carried out, then to blame the subordinate is despicable but that is what Hegseth has done.

# posted by Jim Horton : 8:12 AM

Tuesday, December 02, 2025

War Crime?

War crime?