Farts In the Wind

As healthcare reform legislation works its way through Congress, the following lawmakers have appreciable financial interests in the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries:

Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nevada): invested to the tune of $50,000 in a major healthcare index;

family of Representative Jane Harman (DCalifornia): a $3.2-million stake in numerous healthcare entities;

Senator John Kerry (D-Massachusetts) and wife: $5.2 million in pharmaceutical companies like Eli Lilly and...