Vengence against voters?

We know that the Bush Administration works with a strict system of reward and punishment for loyalty among government officials and the press. But are they willing to go beyond rewarding their supporters through their legislative agenda?

Apparently so; they are proposing to get rid of the federal tax break for state and local taxes, which will result in substantial tax increases for those in the blue states (even though they're already carrying more of the federal tax burden). Said one prominant conservative:

"Yes, we talked about this. The fact that it hits blue states is not something that's been missed among Republicans."

(via djsavant at dailyKos)