That bill, with its concrete cuts, couldn't even attract enough votes among Republicans, and House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) had to pull it from the floor.
Tinted concrete cuts glare, while a gradual transition from bright sun to dappled light to shade helps those whose eyes adjust slowly to changes in light.
Earlier in the day, Mr. Boehner dug in on demands that Mr. Obama lay out more concrete cuts to Medicare and other entitlements as the price for tax increases on the rich.
It fills several galleries with dynamic woodblock prints, concrete cut-outs and an entire gallery filled with thousands of unglazed clay pieces in a variety of shapes and patterns.
Where Husker Du, Sonic Youth and The Minutemen all had punk at their foundation, by the time of Lolita Nation, Game Theory was looking back further, to the art rock of the 1970's--Eno, David Bowie and Roxy Music, whose Remake/Remodel was an undeniable influence on "The Waist And The Knees --as well as avant-garde movements liKnees --as concrete, cut-ups and sound collages.
But now that the Republicans have begun to propose concrete cuts to important public services, their view of what the "American people" want is completely disconnected from reality.
The buildings weren't always a hit; some critics said they were concrete islands, cut off from the city.
The government even has plans, not yet set in concrete, to cut corporate tax by five points, to 30%, over the next few years.
Its concrete stacks cut through one of the more gorgeous cities on the continent, separating the Seattle skyline from Puget Sound, downtown eyeballs from waterfront sunsets, postwar auto-obsessed America from the revived supremacy of the urban pedestrian.
