Unfortunately, matters did not end as favorably as might have been wished, and I was not the Libertarian Party's 2008 nominee for the entire United States. New Hampshire made a different decision.

First my concession speech at the National Convention; then some cross notes. The speech:

Fellow libertarians!

Thank you very much for the last two years. It’s been a wonderful time.

I’ve already given you my advice.

I’m disappointed to note that not one person has asked me to endorse someone they wanted to lose.

Well, that’s true.

I will not speak ill of a fellow Libertarian.

I will thank and acknowledge Senator Mike Gravel who, when he was a Democrat, gave our *party* the courtesy of debating a Libertarian. I will thank Wayne Allyn Root for entering and giving you time to take his measure and see if he was good or bad.

I will express — I think it’s the gratitude of many of us — very good things to Mary Ruwart and to Bob Barr for entering the race to do what they thought was best for the party.

Now, I have two things to say, one as state chair, and one to the audience as much as to anyone else.

And the thing I must say as state chair, because I would be remiss not to say it, is that a voting majority of my state committee is neopagan. I have to make that point. Those of you who know why, know why I have to do it.

Now I want to make the important point:

The enemy is not here. The enemy is out there.

The enemy is not our fellow Libertarians.

The enemy is the far left Democratic Party of Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and — let’s get it right for once — Lyndon LaRouche.

The enemy is not our fellow Libertarians.

The enemy is the conservative death policy of George Bush, George Wallace, John Sununu, and Lester Maddox, the conservative bigotry philosophy that is against our country.

We are the Libertarians. We are the party of the future.

And now the cross notes:

For my current activities in politics http://LibertyForAmerica.com .

However, the Libertarian Party of New Hampshire did petition to put a Presidential candidate on the ballot. They did that petitioning last winter and spring using my name. Substitution of Presidential candidates, once the nominee's name is known, is not permitted in New Hampshire. I am on the ballot in New Hampshire and will campaign vigorously for the party.

Also, the Libertarian Party of Massachusetts had begun petitioning, with the agreement that the named candidate would be replaced on the November ballot. The Secretary of the Commonwealth, who had last Fall said that the proposal was legal, has since changed his mind, and says that substitution is not allowed. Barring the success of various legal maneuvers, I will also be on the ballot in Massachusetts.