At his nomination hearing to be Chairman of the SEC yesterday before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, Rep. Christopher Cox (in his prepared remarks here) stated that "my top priority will be vigorous enforcement of our securities laws."  Saying anything else would be akin to attacking mothers, apple pie, and the American flag.  The question is always the how, not the what.  Gordon Smith on the Conglomerate Blog has an interesting post (here) about a few possible differences between Cox and his predecessor, William Donaldson.(ph)