Bernanke in a Bind

Ben is not the kind of person to admit a mistake.  That is the crucial factor on which the bulls base their case.  History says that Bernanke will opt for out-of-control inflation rather than try to get the house in order.  His Dilemma now is the Republican house and European finance ministers who are going in the opposite direction without him.  Can he stand alone as a pillar of inflation?