$ 410 billion spending bill for fiscal year includes 8,000 earmarks . Democratic Senators . Evan Bayh and Russ Feingold asked Obama to veto bill . But some in the audience found that hard to swallow . Senate could vote on bill as early as Thursday . Defenders of bill say earmarks make up less than 10 percent of it .
$ 410 billion spending bill for fiscal year includes 8,000 earmarks . Democratic Senators . Evan Bayh and Russ Feingold asked Obama to veto bill . Senate could vote on bill as early as Thursday . Defenders of bill say earmarks make up less than 10 percent of it .