I wish former president Clinton well, and hope his surgery is successful.

It has been reported that Clinton has been taking Zocor, a cholesterol-lowering drug whose reputation was bruised a bit earlier this week by a new study.

After his surgery, Clinton probably will be prescribed one of the newest statins–medications that might not exist if Sen. Hillary Clinton’s health care reform plan had been implemented a decade ago. Pharmaceutical companies aren’t charities–the more we regulate the amount they can earn on their FDA-approved products, the more their incentive to undertake research on new drugs will be reduced.

Lest you think the HillaryCare approach to health reform is dead, have a look at what she’s saying about John Kerry’s health care proposal.