What the heck is PORK spending?

Pork Barrel spending and the current stimulus plan.

If you are anything like me, you are curious as to why so many people are coming forward to oppose the current administrations stimulus package. The term pork fat is constantly being thrown around.

What does it mean? According to Wikipedia: In United States politics, the term pork barrel refers to the appropriation of government spending for projects that are intended primarily to benefit particular constituents, such as those in marginal seats or campaign contributors. So what does this have to do with Obamas plan?
Here is the breakdown-

Do you consider his spending ideas to be pork?

Coincidentally, According to the Citizens Against Government Waste a watchdog group New York Sen. Hillary Clinton is our new grand national oinker among presidential contenders for most pork barrel spending. She inserted a whopping 281 individual spending projects into bills for the benefit of New York interests at the cost of taxpayers everywhere.