"The governor is being an a$$hole about this and you can quote me on that," Wood said.

I wish more Republicans had the courage Stephen Wood has.

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Even those who voted to sustain the bill had harsh words for LePig, including Wood who said he changed his vote only because the measure wasn't specific to the Land for Maine's Future program and he felt taking the governor's rights on all bond measures went too far.

Still, Wood said, he was highly opposed to the tactic of using voter-approved bonds as leverage for some other policy objective the governor wants to achieve.

"The governor is being an a$$hole about this and you can quote me on that," Wood said. "I would tell him to his face, if I ever got the chance."

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