Does Mitt Romney seem peculiar to you? Allow me to explain a few things...

I live in Utah and while no longer a  mormon myself,  I know these people. They were my teachers and coaches. They were my neighbors. They have been my employers and my co-workers. Some are family, some are friends.

Every one of them is exactly the same in certain, very important aspects. They worship wealth. They obey authority without question or reflection. They are the most image-conscious individuals you will ever encounter. They are very defensive about not just their religion but their culture. They are happiest when they feel persecuted. They think the world loves and respects them, so when mormons encounter situations which contradict this, they play the persecution card. They crave acceptance. They will do almost anything to gain a convert to their church, and even more to retain a member. They are tyrannical when in the majority. They always want to be in charge.

So Mitt. The ultimate 21st century mormon man. Does he seem a little robotic? Realize he has never had to develop any type of personality at all, save that which is required to schmooze fellow vulture capitalists and order the serfs about. Does he come across as willing to say anything to gain acceptance? See above. Does he strike you as detached from anyone-other-than-rich-whites? Well, he is. Like all of us, Mitt Romney is merely a product of his environment. And his environment was one of privilege and adoration by his almost-identical peers.

I have often wondered why Mitt Romney wants to be the President. He's never actually said why. The closest I've heard anybody come to explaining his vision of why he has been campaigning for seven long years was his wife Anne's blurted statement that "It's our turn!"

Entitled much? Well they are. Romney is the worst kind of mormon, the second generation rich kind. Born on third base, he waits 30 years at expensive prep schools, BYU and Harvard to finally cross home plate, then takes credit for the whole ball game. Mostly, he just had to keep his haircut short and never miss a dentist appointment. If he surrounds himself with other mormons and wealth worshiping sycophants, he will emerge convinced of his  inevitability. Which he did.

Does it seem like he lies easily? Understand that in his mind he's not lying. Understand the man avoided fighting in Vietnam by flying to Paris and teaching French peasants that Joseph Smith found golden plates in a cavern in upstate New York in 1836, translated the symbols on those plates by stuffing his face in a hat and then gave the plates back to an angel who whisked them away into the sky. If you can buy that, if you can attempt to sell that, then saying you created 100,000 jobs at Bain Capital is as easy as blaming your late return home on traffic. You have to understand, the man has never been called to account on what he says in his entire life.

Truth be told, I'm tickled to death that Romney appears to be the GOP nominee. I'm happy that fundies and southern evangelicals will be forced to support (however tepidly) his candidacy. I look forward to the white-hot glare of the media spotlight on his cult's doctrines and practices. I relish the thought that the nation will reject him and that the mormons will crawl back out of the spotlight for at least another generation.