You’ll recall that the Obama Administration framed the Senate Republican vote to ban earmarks as Republicans coming around to Obama’s position. Fair enough. But if that’s the case, incoming Speaker John Boehner figures, shouldn’t Obama veto the earmark-laden, pork-stuffed, big-spending omnibus bill being pushed by Democrats?

If President Obama is truly serious about ending earmarks, he should oppose Senate Democrats’ pork-laden omnibus spending bill and announce he will veto it if necessary. This bill represents exactly what the American people have rejected: more spending, more earmarks, and more big government. Republicans strongly oppose this last-ditch spending spree, a smack in the face to taxpayers at a time when we’re borrowing 40 cents of every dollar we spend. Senate Democrats even go so far as to plow more than $1 billion into implementing ObamaCare, despite a growing national revolt against this job-killing health care law.

The need to stop Washington’s job-killing spending binge may be lost on Senate Democrats, but it will be a top priority for the new Republican majority in the House. We have already banned earmarks and made a pledge to America to end the practice of omnibus bills like this disgrace and cut spending to pre-‘stimulus,’ pre-bailout levels. Instead of making reckless spending decisions in the waning days of the lame-duck session, Senate Democrats should stand down so we can get to work on cleaning up Washington’s fiscal mess.

So far, more than 6,500 earmarks totaling $8.3 billion have been found in the legislation. Maybe our earmark-fighting president can explain how he could sign such legislation into law without conceding that, hey, he’s really not that committed to fighting earmarks. I predict much nuance in our future, folks.