[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.

[LovedSinner]

Oh, I am sorry about your niece.

Santorum walks the walk on his pro-life convictions (as does Sarah Palin who did not abort Trigg with Down Syndrome as 92% of Americans do nowadays).

[littleharbour]

I don’t think Santorum had any fear of losing Pennsylvania. He could count and likely realized it was numerically impossible to catch Romney at the end of the process. Given how much he is needed by his family at the moment, he had to weigh the personal disappointment of giving up before he could compete in his home state vs. the toll his continued absence from home could have on his family.

[littleharbour]

I don’t think Santorum had any fear of losing Pennsylvania. He could count and likely realized it was numerically impossible to catch Romney at the end of the process. Given how much he is needed by his family at the moment, he had to weigh the personal disappointment of giving up before he could compete in his home state vs. the toll his continued absence from home could have on his family.