AUGUSTA — Republican Senate President Mike Thibodeau on Wednesday said he’s struggling with whether Gov. Paul LePage is taking enough responsibility for an obscenity-laced email he left for Westbrook Democrat Rep. Drew Gattine last week.

LePage apologized to the lawmaker Wednesday morning and later told reporters he will not resign, though he had suggested he might consider that option the previous day.

LePage said he and his family will seek spiritual guidance.

“I’m not an alcoholic. I’m not a drug addict. I don’t have mental issues,” he said. “What I have is a backbone, and I want to move Maine forward.”

Thibodeau said he’ll poll his caucus and talk to Democrats to see if “this is the end” for any possible punishments for LePage.

The Senate president said “any one of us” would be unemployed after leaving such a voicemail.

The Republican leader of the state House, Ken Fredette, late Tuesday said LePage is accepting responsibility for his actions, and he urged lawmakers to focus on November elections and LePage’s reform agenda.

Maine GOP Chairman Rick Bennett said the governor’s words, though “politically and socially unacceptable,” are not an impeachable offense under the state constitution.

Closer to home, Republican Sen. David Woodsome of Waterboro said he is saddened and dismayed to have seen the recent events with LePage unfold as they have.

In a social media posting Wednesday morning, before LePage’s news conference, Woodsome said he’s pushing for Senate Republicans to reconvene to respond to LePage’s statement.

“His language and behavior have made me very concerned about his ability to serve effectively as our state’s chief executive,” Woodsome said. “I’m discouraged that Governor LePage hasn’t yet made a stronger commitment to addressing his anger management and personal issues. My fear is that in failing to do so, his outbursts, and the political firestorms that ensue, will continue distracting us from what’s really important – the economy, jobs, vocational technical training, education, the elderly, our veterans, the opioid epidemic, and more.”

Woodsome noted LePage continues to have strong support from many Mainers who, like himself, “appreciate the many good policies and programs that he has instituted, despite his controversial personality.”

“That being said, a more civil means of expression and better control of temper on the Governor’s part would better promote his agenda for Maine, and be less prone to distraction and attack,” Woodsome said.

Senate Democratic Leader Justin Alfond of Portland said he plans to meet with Thibodeau and legislative leaders from both parties to discuss a special session to address LePage’s “behavior and unfitness for office.”

Democratic Party Chairman Phil Bartlett urged Mainers to call Republican legislators.

“Please call every single one to tell them that Maine won’t stand for inaction and that Governor LePage must resign,” Bartlett wrote.

Speaker of the House Mark Eves of North Berwick, whose relationship with LePage has long been rocky, said the governor’s “erratic behavior” proves he is unfit to serve as governor.

“The governor needs to resign,” Eves said in a statement.