You know where you stand with him. Nothing is candy-coated.

There's a phrase: to strike while the iron is hot. The iron is hot.

In our opinion this news is not new and should not slow down the merger with Guidant.

The good news is that this is not a recall, products are not being removed from hospital shelves, and no one has died.

They're certainly making it harder for J&J to come back. Strategically we believe Boston Scientific with Guidant is a better match.

I think J&J has a claim. I don't think they are going to have to pay Guidant.