Fleckenstein on Bernanke

New Fed chief Bernanke is talking tough, but Bill Fleckenstein isn't having any of it:

While in the Fed-words-in-lieu-of-action department, I heard from a knowledgeable friend who expressed surprise "that Ben expects investors to hold firm to the concept that 12%-plus growth in short-term credit and 8%-plus growth of M3 is evidence that the Fed has reined in its past accommodations." The Fed has, of course, not reined in its past accommodations, and, in my opinion, has no intention of doing so.

For the moment, though, some folks seem to think the Fed is actually tight and inclined to be tighter -- a notion that I find almost laughable.