[LovedSinner]

I think you should give Santorum some slack. His young daughter Bella just came home from the hospital today, and she has a serious genetic illness. This is one time where a politician is probably not lying when they say they want to spend more time with their family.

Santorum really did not have the numbers to win anyway after losing Illinois and then Wisconsin. And I am no Romneybot, I volunteered on Santorum’s campaign in Illinois.

[altura]

Good for you ! You walked the walk.

So many on here just want to complain about every candidate and then gripe at who we have left.

We had a perfect candidate ... Rick Perry. But he was met with nothing but sneers, derision and LIES on this site

And then people whine because they don’t have a good candidate.

God bless Rick and his family. I wish them well.

[Cato in PA]

I want to believe it’s about Bella, I really do, but I know Rick. He probably got cold feet about his poll numbers in PA and dropped out to try and save his career.

Seeing as he endorsed Arlen Specter, and Romney in 2008, I have a funny feeling he’ll have no trouble endorsing Romney again.

[Nobama_ever]

I was on Newt’s Florida consulting team and I don’t think we should expect any big surprise at the convention here in Tampa. Sadly. I would have liked it to have been Newt...or Santorum, but I’m one of those ABO-ers out there! With Ginsburg having Pancreatic cancer and the mortality rates associated with that disease, the stakes are too high to sit home on Election Day.

I’m not a Romneyiac, but I’ll be damned if I’ll sit home and not at least fight! The country is too damned important!

[mmichaels1970]

His young daughter Bella just came home from the hospital today, and she has a serious genetic illness.

The same illness killed my niece a couple months before her birth. Had she survived birth, they said she wouldn't likely live more than a few months at best.

From what I know, it is rare to live to Bella's age. And in a few very rare cases, kids have made it to their teens.

Although I believe he's getting out because he doesn't want to lose Pennsylvania, I'm hopeful that he can spend as much time as possible developing a loving relationship with his daughter.