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.
河北迁安：农家院里的防疫知识课****** 随着新冠疫情防控政策不断优化调整，河北省迁安市号召基层医疗卫生机构的医务人员深入乡村，为基层群众讲解感染新冠病毒后的居家用药和康复期生活方式管理等健康知识，延伸服务功能的同时，提升服务质量。
在河北迁安市木厂口镇刘新庄村，木厂口镇卫生院院感科科长苏丹丹将精心准备的一堂防疫知识课送到百姓家中。 在木厂口镇刘新庄村杨秀兰家，由镇卫生院院感科科长苏丹丹主讲的防疫知识课开讲了。提前听说医生专门来家里讲课，左邻右舍都来了，大炕上坐满了人，大家听得十分认真。
迁安市广大基层医务工作者通过多种方式，做好百姓的健康“守门人”。 “新冠病毒感染后如何用药？生活起居应该注意什么？”“长期居家的老人也需要打疫苗吗？”“患有高血压、心脏病等基础病，感染后应该怎么用药？”“婴幼儿怎样应对新冠病毒感染？”对于基层群众常见的实际问题，苏丹丹在专门准备的黑板上认真书写并耐心讲解。对于乡亲们的提出的问题，她一一解答，让前来听课的群众心里明明白白。
左邻右舍的村民们围坐在炕头认真听讲，学习感染新冠病毒后的居家用药和康复期生活方式管理等健康知识。 迁安市木厂口镇刘新庄村村民田青说，“镇里的医生专门来家里给咱讲课，讲得挺细致的，太及时了。听了课我就心里有底了，学到了不少，也没那么担心了。”
元旦和春节临近，迁安市基层医务工作者通过多种方式帮助广大农村群众掌握科学用药、合理居家治疗的方法。 随着元旦、春节临近，迁安市广大基层医务工作者通过“大喇叭”喊话、发放“明白纸”、送诊上门等方式，帮助广大农村群众掌握科学用药、合理居家治疗的方法，做好百姓的健康“守门人”。 迁安市木厂口镇卫生院院感科科长苏丹丹说，“随着疫情防控工作进入新阶段，我们基层医护人员更要肩负起“保健康、防重症”的使命，坚持“人民至上、生命至上”，特别是针对村里的老年人、慢性病患者、儿童等这些脆弱易感的重点人群，做好医疗服务。” 记者：曲澜娟 报道员：郭强 编辑：吴炜玲、刘在 袁亨瑞、熊洁、杨慕茜 制作：新华FM工作室 新华社音视频部出品 天天中彩票地图 |
