Network's Mercantile reporter explains strength of 'Tea Party' movement makes congressional gridlock more likely, slowing government spending and propping up the dollar.
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs call Santellis anti-housing bailout stance 'disingenuous and not based on the facts' nearly seven months late.
CNBC Chicago Mercantile Floor reporter blasts network's chief economics reporter for rationalizing Fed intervention of BoA/Merrill Lynch deal and possible SEC violation.