most days id be proud to say im a resident of the state of smiling faces and beautiful places but today im not going to be tooting my sc pride horn because a man from greenville sc ironically a city rich in culture has decided to open his mouth dear tom corbin i am not a lesser cut of meat unfortunately this years budget continues the harmful framework imposed by the budget control act of 2011 of trading off defense spending with domestic needs once again increased defense spending has been blindly offered to balance an equal amount of increased investment in job creation and training education climate change and other priorities combined president obamas budget five small steps forward one big step back