The governor's focus is on doing the business of Maine people, regardless of party.

This is the right thing to do in his mind. It has nothing to do with politics and everything to do with his belief structure.

The way the governor has handled this has been to show that he is strongly committed to Maine hospitals.

The governor is going to step up the process next week and is going to push for this process to begin moving forward.

The governor did not ask him to step down.