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.
铁警师徒的第28年坚守和第一个春运：平凡岗位护平安旅途******
(新春走基层)铁警师徒的第28年坚守和第一个春运：平凡岗位护平安旅途
中新网太原2月3日电 题：铁警师徒的第28年坚守和第一个春运：平凡岗位护平安旅途
作者 李庭耀 李小朋
“各位旅客，春运期间出行人多拥挤，请大家过安检后及时检查自己随身携带的行李物品，以免遗漏或误拿影响后续出行。”2023年春运正在进行，山西太原火车站进站口，民警刘学强和李晨俊穿梭在人群中，不断向旅客发出提醒。
今年50岁的刘学强是太原铁路公安处太原车站派出所值勤二队民警。从警28年，他先后经历乘警等多个岗位，2012年调动至太原车站派出所工作至今已在执勤岗位10多个年头。李晨俊今年28岁，2022年才调到太原车站派出所工作，这是她在执勤岗位的第一个春运。
为使年轻民警更好融入春运工作，单位专门安排刘学强与李晨俊结成师徒对子。春运期间，乘坐火车出行的旅客明显增多。早上一接班，太原火车站候车室里已坐满了拎着大包小包的旅客。安检查危盯控、候车室巡查、旅客安全宣传、列车乘降组织……刘学强带领李晨俊忙碌起来。
民警刘学强和李晨俊正在与旅客进行交流。 李小朋 摄一上午的时间，刘学强的微信运动步数就已突破1万步。长期在一线工作，刘学强患有一些慢性疾病，每次下班都会先坐在凳子上稍微歇缓一下，然后才慢慢回家。但在执勤岗位上，刘学强却始终不服老，精神饱满。午休间隙，看到师父腿部疼痛，李晨俊悄悄帮他打好午饭，带到了进站口执勤室。
28年来，刘学强接触最多的就是旅客。看到旅客遇到困难，他都会第一时间主动上前询问，提供帮助。面对违法犯罪，他也总是嫉恶如仇。2017年到2019年，刘学强连续三年荣获优秀公务员称号，又在2021年到2022年连续两年荣获优秀公务员称号。
1月14日下午，刘学强和李晨俊在候车室执勤过程中，接到一名旅客求助。对方是一名外来务工人员，准备乘坐火车返回老家，发现随身携带的黑色背包丢失，里面装有身份证、现金，还有一些给家人购买的新年礼物等物品，求助时神情慌张。
根据失主提供的信息，刘学强安排李晨俊联系派出所视频指挥室，通过监控摄像头追踪，发现失主在售票厅过安检后，急急忙忙去买票，把背包落在安检仪上，而跟在他后面的一位中年男子拿起背包装进自己的箱子里。
民警发现捡包男子已经进入候车室，刘学强立即出动，找到这名男子。有视频为证，对方承认在售票厅捡到黑色背包。刘学强对其进行了批评教育，并核对包内物品后将包还给失主。
没有惊天壮举，没有豪言壮语，只有日复一日的平凡工作和默默坚守，刘学强用自己的一言一行帮助年轻民警快速成长，李晨俊也在师父的言传身教下学习掌握各项业务技能并学以致用。春运还未结束，刘学强和李晨俊仍在平凡岗位守护平安旅途。(完)
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