The political battle lines remain blurred, so the outcome is unclear, as the House prepares to vote later today on H. Res. 1000, the House's own earmark disclosure rule. As we’ve target="_blank">noted, House Appropriations Chair Jerry Lewis (R-CA) is finding excuses to oppose the proposed rule and may have enough Committee colleague with him to defeat it. “The Appropriations Committee is clearly together,” Lewis said yesterday. Rep. Rahm Emmanuel (D-IL) has complained loudly that the rule does not go far enough, but, according to CQ, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi had not announced her position as of late yesterday. In a vote with GOP members of the Appropriations Committee bolting from Boehner’s party line and joining Democrats united in opposition, the measure would lose.