Taxes? A question from a middle of the road Conservative.?

"Given the state of the economy," you say. Are you basing that upon your own personal economy, the economy of the area in which you live, or your perception of the national economy? Throw "perception" out the window because we are fed a diet of agenda. Go on what you see in your part of the country and in your own personal finances. Those two things tell me the economy is doing every bit as good as it did when Clinton was president with a republican controlled Congress. This is true in my area and I suspect the same to be true for other parts as well because of the historically low national unemployment rate and the Dow being at near an all time high. I have difficulty understanding why people can't grasp the fact that tax cuts enhances revenue to the national treasury by encouraging business growth which generates a greater GNP which in turn generates more taxes to be collected. Tax increases have the opposite effect by taking money away from business and citizens thus slowing the economy. Just as high gasoline prices have had a detrimental effect on most people, so will tax democrat sponsored tax increases. And no, I don't wonder how we're going to pay for the war in Iraq because all the billions it's costing is such a very small part of the already taxable GNP of this nation. I worry more about what would democrats do if we were attacked again. Surrender? (Yes, I know, Iraq didn't attack us, but the terrorist our troops are killing who are there now would love to). The only paradox I see is the one in which democrats appear as unwilling to defend this nation. This from a middle of the road conservative.