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中新网评：美国众议长选举“连续剧”暴露美式民主痼疾******
中新网北京1月9日电(蒋鲤)在15轮投票表决后，美国众议院议长选举这场“连续剧”终于落下帷幕，众议院共和党领袖凯文·麦卡锡最终成功当选第55任美国众议院议长。这是美国国会过去164年来耗时最久的一次议长选举记录，将美国“对抗式民主”的弊端暴露无遗。
资料图：美国众议院共和党领袖麦卡锡。中新社记者 沙晗汀摄
由于两党对立加剧、党派内斗、利益分配不均等因素，众议长选举陷入一场拉锯战。在此次众议长竞选中，美国民主党议员继续抱团，多轮投票中，一票不投麦卡锡，共和党右翼“强硬派”领头的约20人小团体也拒绝投票麦卡锡。
麦卡锡的当选之路一波三折，除了本人的“政治投机派”角色在国会不受欢迎外，与共和党内部政治分歧关系密切。
一方面，共和党党内反对者认为，麦卡锡对民主党态度过于软弱，无力对抗民主党控制的参议院和拜登政府，另一方面，因为共和党的多数优势微弱，党内一些影响力较小的派系的政治力量则被放大，有利于他们巩固自己的选票。
此外，党内反对者也认为，自己的选票没有换取更多利益，希望以此作为筹码换取麦卡锡更大的让步，比如让他们获得众议院重要委员会中的职务。
作为仅次于美国总统、副总统的政坛三号人物，众议院议长通常由众议院多数党领袖担任，选举几乎没有悬念。然而，麦卡锡此次为当选，不得不做出多个关键让步，其中可能包括恢复一项罢黜议长动议机制，使得众议长的权力被削弱，难以掌控众议院。
美国有线电视新闻网CNN称，麦卡锡在这场不合时宜的政治勒索中作出让步，这种绥靖政策只会让极端主义势力更加强大。
这场引发全世界围观的尴尬选举暴露出美国政治存在严重的对立和分化。在权力博弈思维的裹挟下，党派利益凌驾于国家和人民利益之上，美国两党相互拆台，陷入“为反对而反对”的无脑对垒。而即便是一党内，也会因为利益分配问题产生不同的小派系，相互对抗，选票变成了谋利益的工具。
从国会山骚乱到打破记历史记录的15轮众议长选举，“对抗式民主”让美国政治陷入瓶颈，长期对抗势必会让政客们丧失客观公正的判断能力，其政治阶层是否有能力治理国家也会引发质疑。
两党之争和党派内斗进一步放大了美国政治体制弊病，美国所谓的“民主”形象，让全世界大跌眼镜。鼓吹以选民利益为先的美式选举，变成了政客们利益置换的游戏，进一步彰显出美国“民主政治”日渐失能，不断极化的党争已使美国政治制度陷入死循环。
House speaker election reveals deep-rooted problems in U.S. democracy
(ECNS) -- The Republican leader Kevin McCarthy was elected as the 55th speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives after 15 ballots. As the most grueling House speaker election in the past 164 years, the election has highlighted the defects of the country’s "confrontational democracy".
The election once reached a stalemate due to intense partisan strife, inner-party struggle among the Republicans, uneven distribution of interests, and more. Democratic Party members forged a close alliance, refusing to vote for McCarthy, while about 20 Republicans also declined to cast ballots for the GOP leader.
Except for his unpopular role as a "political speculator" in Congress, McCarthy’s hard-won election can be attributed to turmoil within the Republican Party.
On the one hand, opponents in the Republican Party believe that the GOP leader's attitude toward the Democrats is too weak to confront the Senate controlled by Democrats and the Biden administration.
On the other hand, the political power of some less influential factions in the Republican Party has been amplified due to the Party’s weak majority advantage in the House of Representatives, which is conducive to consolidating their ticket warehouses.
Meanwhile, these opponents believe that their votes failed to win them more benefits, hoping to use this as a bargaining chip for McCarthy's further concessions, such as getting them positions in important House Committees.
As the third political figure after the President and Vice President of the U.S., the speaker, by tradition, is the head of the majority party in the House of Representatives.
But McCarthy has made many concessions in order to bring the ultra conservatives along, involving what’s known as the “motion to vacate,” a mechanism by which members can force a vote to depose the speaker. The reported concessions will empower individual members at the expense of McCarthy’s sway as speaker.
CNN thought the concessions he made during this unseemly political shakedown would only make the extremist faction more powerful.
This embarrassing election, which has drawn global attention, exposed the serious opposition and polarization in American politics. Both Democrats and Republicans put their interests before that of the country and its people, attacking and opposing each other irrationally.
Besides, different factions arise within a single party and confront each other because of the distribution of interests. Votes have become a tool to win more benefits.
From Capitol riots to the House Speaker election with record-breaking ballots, "confrontational democracy" has become a bottleneck of American politics. Long-term confrontation will surely impede politicians to think objectively and fairly while their capacity of governing the country will also raise doubts among the public.
Both parties’ struggle and infighting among the Republicans have further amplified the defects of the American political system, with its "democratic" image shocking the world.
The U.S.-style election, which advocates putting voters' interests first, has become a game of interest exchange among politicians. In addition, it further demonstrates the malfunction of American "democratic politics" and the constantly polarized party struggle that has trapped the American political system into an infinite cycle.
云南“00后”铁路新警的春运初体验******
(新春走基层)云南“00后”铁路新警的春运初体验
中新网昆明1月31日电 题：云南“00后”铁路新警的春运初体验
作者 徐红 刘翔
清晨，云南开远铁路公安处富宁站派出所的“00后”铁路民警程清林穿好警服、佩戴好警用装备，开始他一天的春运执勤工作。
富宁县作为云南省的“东大门”，是通往广西、广东等沿海发达地区的重要门户，而富宁火车站则是辐射周边地区100余万人口的交通枢纽。春运期间，该站旅客流明显增多。
这是程清林参加铁路公安工作以来的第一个春运，对刚到派出所一个月的他来说是一次挑战。在执勤的一天里，他没有一丝松懈，紧跟着“老铁警”张高义的脚步穿梭在火车站的候车区、售票厅、安检口等各个区域。
上午8点，送走第一趟开往昆明的始发列车，程清林来到安检口执勤，不时给在传送带上取行李的旅客搭把手。一边执勤，他一边向张高义请教，加深对危险品识别、普通报警处置、查缉查堵等工作的理解。
图为铁路民警程清林熟悉指挥室工作。 云南开远铁路公安处供图一波客流高峰过后，程清林又来到候车大厅，拿起防范电信网络诈骗的宣传材料走向人群。提醒旅客注意电信诈骗的同时，他也不断提示正在低头看手机或闭眼休息的旅客，小心看管好行李物品。春运以来，他已经帮助旅客找回遗失行李物品5件。
春运期间，乘客携带烟花爆竹乘坐火车的情况增多。一位老年旅客不理解禁止携带爆竹进站的规定，和安检员辩驳起来。程清林见状连忙上前安抚老人，并耐心向其解释相关法律条文，并说明禁止携带物品带来的安全隐患，最终获得了乘客的理解和配合。
指挥室是整个派出所工作的“中枢”和“大脑”，熟悉每一个系统与流程，学习接处警处理也是程清林的工作之一。“我在学校的专业是网络安全与执法，工作之余，我也得精进专业学习，实践和理论相结合，才能干好公安工作。”他说。
晚上11点，冬夜的站前广场已鲜有人迹，程清林还没有结束工作，他跟随队伍在广场上巡查。今年是他第一次春节与家人分隔两地。“这次特别的春运执勤初体验，让我更加理解作为警察的担当与责任，用我们的坚守，守护万家团圆。”(完)
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