Analysts, Politicians Taking Sides On Herbalife

Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF)’s re-audit from PricewaterhouseCoopers is expected to be complete by the end of the year, and tension around the company continues to rise, with people taking big positions on both sides. Of course Bill Ackman has been a vocal critic of the company, saying he would take his short “to the end of the earth,” and Carl Icahn has taken a long position, but the harsh language isn’t restricted to billionaire investors.

“If I were an honest, hard-working regulator earning an honest wage it would steam my beets to know that the pied piper of Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF), CEO Michael...