Daylight Saving Time

     America will fall back on November 3 2013.  Setting clocks back one hour signals the end of Daylight Saving Time.  After losing an hour of sleep in  March we all revel in the ability to sleep in an extra hour.  I never understood why the time change takes effect at 2 AM.  The days seem to be plunging into more and more darkness. The sunsets are more of an afternoon thing while the mornings are full of light again.
     Does America really need Daylight Saving Time?  Supposedly it saves energy but America has been a 24 hour society for a long time so I don't agree with that argument.  Today,  few people are out the door before dawn.  None of us need to burn candles while drinking our first cup of coffee.  With Daylight Saving Time in effect we all come home an hour earlier and crank up our ACs during the hottest part of the day.  If anything we use more energy, I rest my case.