Mitt fibs to the Utah delegation at the Republican National Convention that he won't run for president in 2012.

I do not anticipate doing it again. [Though] it was a great experience.

He also says he would “really not enjoy serving on the cabinet."

Poor Mitt. After being tossed aside like a broken toy by John McCain, he claims he hasn't given much thought to his political future.

No thought at all to becoming Utah's U.S. senator (residence in Deer Valley). Or California's governor (house in La Jolla). But Mitt says he'll continue working for GOP candidates, including McCain, just because it's so darn much fun.

In an analysis of the growing mess that is the McCain-Palin ticket, Wonkette is probably onto something:

The Word You’re Looking For, Mitt Romney, Is ‘Schadenfreude.’

Update: Ron Kaufman, a close friend of Romney's who worked on his presidential campaign, says he and Mitt had a bet on whether Romney would be McCain's running mate.

Romney bet that he would not make it.