I like my light in the morning and my darkness in the evening, so CST year-round in Texas would be perfect for me. It's so hot here in the summer and it takes forever for it to cool down at night, so the summer daylight including the extra hour is next to useless for me. It's all about beating the heat for me in the summer, so moving the extra hour of light back to the morning like it used to be would mean I could sleep through it and yet still get up early. I heard once that Arizona doesn't observe it at all, because of the heat.
In the winter, the extra hour of night means more time for Christmas lights, which most people turn off in the early morning hours. It also means that the sun rises closer to 7:30 rather than 8:30. I'm a morning person and prefer light mornings.
With that being said, I realize I live in a hot southern state. Craig, I'm guessing you live in New York, which is a northern state on the eastern edge of Eastern Time. In your case, maybe EDT is more practical. My sunset times never go earlier than 5:20 even without Daylight Savings. At least states can choose whether or not to observe it.
