Too much and never enough

I've been curious about the language being used in the whole BP spill, especially in regards to President Obama. One of the qualities that people - if I remember correctly - seemed to value during the election was the fact that he was level-headed and not a "fly off the handle" kind of guy.

Clearly, that same quality has worked against him somewhat in the wake of the BP oil spill. The public and other politicians have called on him to show more emotion and to take a stronger stand. He started to show that emotion with his "ass kicking" comment which I posted about earlier.

But now it seems, that passion has disturbed our friends in the UK - not just the ass-kicking comment, but Obama's comments that BP should suspend quarterly dividends to shareholders. This has caused a kerfuffle in the UK where "Millions of British retirees depend on BP dividends since pension funds are heavily invested in the oil company, the world's third-largest."

In regards to US/UK relations, it has also been reported that the "president had told Cameron 'that our frustration has nothing to do with national identity' but focuses instead on 'ensuring that a large, wealthy company lives up to its obligations.'"

So it seems that no matter what the President says, it is either going to be too strong or too weak for someone.

Full article: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Obama-tells-Britain-no-hard-apf-3634523538.html?x=0&.v=9