When Parenting Trumps Politics

GOP Presidential Candidate Rick Santorum, with his
young daughter Bella.  (TV Screenshot, Dick Bergeron)

At mid-afternoon today, Rick Santorum, a former member of the U.S. Senate from Pennsylvania, formally announced suspension of his race for the GOP nomination for President of the United States.

Although Santorum was far behind Mitt Romney who is increasingly viewed as the putative GOP nominee, Santorum surprised many political observers with his come-from-behind win in the Iowa Caucus and his subsequent, unexpected additional wins in other primary contests.

But Santorum’s victories still were not enough to close the gap between him and Romney to sufficiently offer a realistic challenge for the GOP presidential nomination.