$ 410 billion spending bill for FY 2009 includes 8,000 earmarks . Democratic Sens . Evan Bayh and Russ Feingold want Obama to veto bill . Senate could vote on bill as early as Thursday . Earmarks , sometimes called `` pork , '' are unrelated pet projects that members of Congress insert in spending bills . Comment:
$ 410 billion spending bill for FY 2009 includes 8,000 earmarks . Democratic Sens . Evan Bayh and Russ Feingold want Obama to veto bill . Senate could vote on bill as early as Thursday . Comment: