Daylight Saving Time is responsible for the naming of San Francisco-based pornography.

The evil lows that DST will stoop never cease to amaze me. On a church, no less! Think of the children! Elect me President, and I will rid the country of this evil menace.

HT: GEOGRAPHILE

More science is supporting my presidential platform: The New York Times reports that "Daylight saving time is associated with sleep disruptions and possibly more serious consequences."

Remember kids, DST: it's bad for your health, it's bad for our country. DST Kills.

Elect me president and I promise to rid our country of this plague once and for all.

HT: Alan, who found it at lifehacker.

Don't forget that the evil that is DST visits us tonight. If you're not paying attention, you'll be an hour late for church.

As you know, I am a vocal advocate for eliminating Daylight Saving Time. Studies show that it wastes energy and costs more and is responsible for increased death and injury rates. Obviously, this is a horrible practice that should be abolished -- we are slaves to DST.

I'll be running for President again next time, on the anti-DST platform. Join me.

No surprise, the election didn't turn out the way I would have liked it. (I would say the same thing if it turned out differently.) I think meep said it well: It will be interesting to see what changes and what doesn't next year -- it's unlikely to be as much as anybody hopes (or fears). Remember, government generally moves slowly and pulls its participants to the center. The radical change that many people are hoping for will be slow to arrive and won't be as radical as hoped. The end of civilization that many people are fearing will also be slow to arrive and won't be as final as feared.

The election was historical, to be sure. As a country, we have a lot of work to do. I want to write something nice about both sides trying to get along, but everything I write sounds stupid, hokey, condescending, shallow, or unrealistic. History certainly tells us that, as a country, we're not good about working together in divisive times. I don't have any serious expectations that these times will be different, but I have hope that they will.

For the Christians who are reading this, I encourage you to (continue to) pray for our leaders. What the Internet Monk said.

My congratulations go out to President-elect Obama and his supporters.

I'll be back in four years, waving the Anti-DST flag high.

Two years ago, I wrote an "election guide" that is very much in line with how I'd encourage you to vote this year. To sum up: vote against the incumbent, vote for the party you hate least, vote for third-party candidates, cast write-in votes, vote against all bond issues. Read the full guide for details.

As you know, this year I'm writing myself in for President. I encourage you to do the same. My main platform plank is the elimination of Daylight Savings Time. While some of you enjoyed the "extra" hour you got this weekend, my friends with young children reminded me how terrible it is to try to explain to the children why we lie about the time. Also, remember how much you hate "losing" an hour in the spring. As President, I will eliminate this nasty lie we engage in year after year. Write-in votes for "Greg Cohoon", "Dr. Mellow", "Greg 'DrMellow' Cohoon", or "Greg Anti-DST Cohoon" would be appreciated.

For NC Governor, I'm voting for Libertarian candidate Munger. I'm really not thrilled about either of the Democrat or Republican offerings, so I'd like to help the Libertarians get the 2% they need in the governor's race to guarantee that they'll continue to be on the NC ballot for another four years. Especially if you don't have strong feelings about the Governor's race, I'd urge you to vote for Munger to help keep third-party candidates on the ballots. It helps keep the two major parties in check.

For NC Senate, I'm conflicted. I don't really want to vote for Dole, but I don't want the Senate to end up having a supermajority. So, I may hold my nose and vote Dole. But I may end up voting Libertarian there, too.

For all of the unopposed races, I'm not voting. I don't think a candidate deserves my vote just because no one is running against them.

I'm voting against all the bonds.

For most of the other races, I'm generally following the endorsements of the local free paper. For the most part, that means Republican choices, with a couple of Democrats.

Oh, Standard Time, how I've missed you. When I'm President, you will never be banished again.

I'm watching the final debate in the North Carolina Gubernatorial Election tonight. I know he doesn't have a chance, but I'm totally voting for Mike Munger. Of the three people on the stage, he's the only one that is saying things that make sense. If you're a North Carolina resident, please vote for Munger, too. He needs to get enough votes to ensure that the Libertarian party will continue to be represented on NC ballots for the next four years. The only way we have a chance of getting either of the two major parties to quit being stupid is to make them scared of third party candidates.

I wonder what his stance on DST is. I think I'll probably write him in as my choice for US Vice President, too.

Well, more accurately, I just saw the bus he was riding in. Apparently, Senator Obama was in town today. I hadn't heard about that -- the first time I heard anything about it was when a police officer wouldn't let me go through the intersection because the motorcade was about to come by. I was on my way home from buying some new guitar strings. Most of the major roads were blocked as I was coming back, and I started to wonder what was going on. Somehow, my normal route home wasn't blocked until I got to this particular intersection, where no other cars were. There were a handful of people who had gathered along the road, some with signs. I had seen several gatherings like that on my way out to the guitar store, as well as several police cars, and wondered what the special event was.

Less than five minutes after I parked the car, the motorcade drove by at about 35mph (according to the police radio). Several police cars, followed several town cars, followed by two busses, followed by several more police cars, followed by two motorcycles. Of course, Senator Obama was nowhere to be seen -- all the vehicles that he might have been in had tinted windows.

Two minutes after the motorcade went by, the police officer let me cross the intersection and go home. I was inconvenienced for a total of less than ten minutes. I hope the people who were intentionally camping out to see the motorcade felt it was worth it. I'd have felt ripped off.

If I knew that I was going to be in a position to see the motorcade, I might have made an anti-DST sign and tried to organize a protest of sorts. More likely, I would have waited an hour before going to the guitar store.

With the Democratic Convention in full swing now, I think it's time to remind everyone that I'm still running for President as a write-in candidate. Remember -- my main platform plank is the elimination of Daylight Saving Time.

I'd appreciate your vote in November. Tell your friends. No matter where you stand in the political spectrum, I think we can all agree that I'm better than either of the two major party candidates.

News Channel 3 recently did a piece on my candidacy:

I haven't had allergy problems in a few years, so when I started coming down with a cold yesterday, that's all I thought it was. I've been eating zinc tablets all day, and feeling worse as the day goes on.

Then yarbiedoll told me it was probably allergies. Oh, yeah. I forgot about that. So now I'm over to Claritin.

Down with histamines! Dr. Mellow for President!

Well, friends, we set our clocks ahead an hour this weekend. How did that work out for you? Were you late for church? Were you on time, but tired when you got there? Were you tired at work today? Do you have young children who don't understand why their bedtime was suddenly an hour earlier? Could you come up with a reasonable explanation for why?

Daylight Saving Time is an idea whose time has come. Truth be told, it was a bad idea from the start, but it has no business staying around anymore. It's a lie -- you can't lose an hour; you can't gain one. All we do is shift the hour hands on our clocks around and tell each other that it makes sense. But it doesn't make sense.

As you know, I am a vocal advocate for eliminating Daylight Saving Time. Studies show that it wastes energy and costs more and is responsible for increased death and injury rates. Obviously, this is a horrible practice that should be abolished -- we are slaves to DST.

Last year, Congress actually lengthened Daylight Saving Time. Our government is clearly out of touch.

It's time we took our clocks back.

This November, it's time to send the politicians a message. It's time to let them know that we don't want to pretend anymore. It's time to get someone in DC who will work to change the law, not the clocks.

This is why I urge you to vote for me for President this year. No, you won't find my name on the ballots. You're going to have to write my name in.

My campaign is centered around the elimination of Daylight Saving Time. When I am elected President, the first thing I will do is work with Congress to pass a bill completely striking down DST once and for all. This is an issue that hurts everyone, and I'm the only candidate who is interested in addressing it.

Dr. Mellow for President: It's time for a change.

Previously, I've pointed out that DST kills. Now, evidence is emerging that in addition to being a dangerous menace to your health, DST actually wastes energy and costs more.

Hat tip to 0ccam:

From Slashdot:

With the time approaching when we'll be changing our clocks again, the Wall Street Journal is running a timely article on a study done by a UC-Santa Barbara economics professor and a Ph.D. student. The study unambiguously concludes that Daylight Saving Time not only doesn't save any energy, it actually wastes energy and costs more. The study used energy company records from Indiana before and after that state mandated DST for all of its counties, and calculated that the switch cost Indiana citizens $8.6M per year. 'I've never had a paper with such a clear and unambiguous finding as this,' the professor said.

Be sure to check out the story at the Wall Street Journal for more details on the study.

Friends, this scourge we know as DST has plagued us long enough. It wastes energy. It costs more. For heaven's sake, it kills. We must put an end to this madness. When you elect me to be your President, I will do all in my power to eliminate DST. Remember this when you enter to voting booth this November. Write me in.

Diebold Accidentally Leaks Results Of 2008 Election Early

"This country is based on the fantasy that the government is the voice of the people."

-Ernie Kenilworth, Director of Public Relations, Diebold, Inc.

Since the fix is already in, feel free to write me in for your vote -- I'm anti-DST, pro-Fair Tax, and anti-histamine.

Now, according to wral.com, DST is going to be blamed for sibling rivalry:

Daylight-Saving Causes Twin Arrival Pickle
Cary — Everyone knows the pecking order in a family has everything to do with age. The oldest sibling usually rules the roost. But what if you get cheated out of the title because of Daylight Saving Time?

Peter Sullivan Cirioli was dubbed "Baby A" at WakeMed Cary when he arrived early Sunday morning.

“Yes, Peter was born first, it was at 1:32 a.m.,” mother Laura Cirioli said.

Thirty-four minutes later, Peter's twin sister, Allison Raye Cirioli, known as "Baby B," made her entrance into the world.

Because of Daylight Saving Time, Allison's time of birth was 1:06 a.m., which makes her 26 minutes older than her brother even though he was born first.

Read more....

I'm telling you, people, DST is just more trouble than it's worth. Elect me President and I will rid our nation of this pox once and for all.

Hat tip to carrie.

More proof that DST kills:

At 2 a.m. local time Sunday, standard time returned. That means clocks should have been set back an hour.

It also means that pedestrians walking around dusk are now nearly three times more likely to be struck and killed by cars than before the time change, the researchers calculate.

Ending daylight saving time translates into about 37 more U.S. pedestrian deaths around 6 p.m. in November compared to October, the professors report.

I've been trying to get the word out that DST kills since 2005. Get the word out. Join the revolution.

Today is Election Day in the United States. Go vote for candidates that are anti-DST, anti-histamine, and pro-Fair Tax. If you don't have any candidates that meet those requirements on your ballot, write my name in. I was planning on having an official looking release this weekend about my Presidential candidacy, but it's been really busy over here. Hopefully in the next few days, I'll be able to get something together.

But for now, feel free to write me in for any of the positions you vote for today.

Hat tip to sidelobe for the DST article.

Don't forget (for my U.S. friends) -- tonight we turn back the clocks on the lie we have been perpetuating for the past several months and move our clocks back to Standard Time.

When I am President, I promise to end this nonsense once and for all.

DST kills.

Dear Daylight Saving Time:

I hate you. I want to get to work at a "normal" hour today. I also want to run before going to work. Sadly, because it's still dark outside, that's not going to happen.

OK. Fine. I'll run Tues/Thurs this week. I'll get my headlamp out today so that I can run in the dark tomorrow, I guess.

When I'm president, I shall eliminate you.

Curse you, DST. Curse you.

kthxbai,
drmellow

I was going to wait until we switched our clocks back in November to start publicizing my write-in candidacy for President of the United States. Since one of my major platform planks is the elimination of Daylight Saving Time, I thought that would be an appropriate weekend.

However, I'm moving up the schedule because of some exciting news. Bob Dylan has endorsed me for president!



So, with this endorsement, I felt it was critical to start getting my message out now. I'm pro-Fair Tax, I'm anti-DST, and I'm anti-histamine. If you're not finding yourself well represented by any of the candidates that have announced so far, go ahead and plan on voting for me. You'll be glad you did.

Hat tip to sidelobe for pointing out this letter to the editor:

Daylight exacerbates warning

You may have noticed that March of this year was particularly hot. As a matter of fact, I understand that it was the hottest March since the beginning of the last century. All of the trees were fully leafed out and legions of bugs and snakes were crawling around during a time in Arkansas when, on a normal year, we might see a snowflake or two.

This should come as no surprise to any reasonable person. As you know, Daylight Saving Time started almost a month early this year. You would think that members of Congress would have considered the warming effect that an extra hour of daylight would have on our climate. Or did they ?

Perhaps this is another plot by a liberal Congress to make us believe that global warming is a real threat. Perhaps next time there should be serious studies performed before Congress passes laws with such far-reaching effects.

CONNIE M. MESKIMEN / Hot Springs

Connie, vote for me for president and I promise to veto any legislation that increases DST. Furthermore, I will use all the powers of the executive branch to rid our country of the DST menace once and for all. It really is amazing that Congress has the power to literally control nature via legislation. It's time we stop them.

Since April 15 was on a weekend this year, today is Tax Day here in the USA. It's the day we have to pay the government for what they determined we owe them for the past year.

The US tax system is overly complex, inefficient, fraught with loopholes, unfair, invasive, and generally just plain bad. It's time for a change. It's past time for a change.

The time has come to enact the Fair Tax. Essentially, this is a national sales tax, intentionally designed to produce the same amount of revenue for the government as the current tax system does. It also includes a rebate which is designed to ensure that no American will pay tax on basic necessities, by reimbursing the tax on spending at the poverty level¹. It closes the loophole of people who don't file or who don't claim all of their income. It abolishes the IRS. It even maintains our current Social Security and Medicare benefits (for what that's worth). The more I look at it, the more sense it makes.

Read through the FAQ. Get a copy of the book. Read it. Contact your representatives in Washington and encourage them to support the bill.

It's time to fix the US tax system.

ETA: If you write a blog entry today about tax system reform (related to the Fair Tax or not), post a link to it in the comments and I'll include it in the following list.

Bloggers Speak Out About Tax Reform:

• "Let me tell you how it will be..." by prester_scott

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[1] FAQ #3 How does the rebate work? All valid Social Security cardholders who are U.S. residents receive a monthly rebate equivalent to the FairTax paid on essential goods and services, also known as the poverty level expenditures. The rebate is paid in advance, in equal installments each month. The size of the rebate is determined by the Department of Health & Human Services’ poverty level guideline multiplied by the tax rate. This is a well-accepted, long-used poverty-level calculation that includes food, clothing, shelter, transportation, medical care, etc.