I think Mitt Romney truly believes his destiny is to become President in some sort of fulfillment of prophecy, sort of an entitlement mentality on steroids. Take away his ambition and there isn't anything else to him; were it not for the LDS power structure supporting him, he'd be just another vulture capitalist looking for the next struggling company to loot.
Mitt is sick in the head and Mormonism feeds the sickness.