One of the concerns we have is how is the money being spent, so we might need an independent arbitrator.
He's a man of the people. Sure, people see the crime rates and other stuff, but I don't sense they are necessarily blaming him for that.
He would make an excellent lieutenant governor for all the people of Maryland. He has a knack of being able to work on issues that have many competing sides, and manages to get people to work together.
We would like to merge. More specifically, we'd like to merge with a teaching hospital.
I don't think that we'll get the $500 million, but I believe we'll do something. We're looking at a possible 10-year retro-activity that would cost us around $100 million including state employees as well.
