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.
（新春走基层）“田园侠女”台胞陈竹音眼中的大陆乡村幸福年******
中新网山东费县2月1日电 题：“田园侠女”台胞陈竹音眼中的大陆乡村幸福年
作者 吕妍
“我是一位地地道道的山东费县媳妇，能回到山东过新年真的非常开心，沂蒙山就是我的家。”兔年春节刚过，台胞陈竹音回忆在山东乡村过年的心情时，仍难掩兴奋。
图为台胞陈竹音撰写“两岸一家亲”春联。 受访者供图陈竹音是土生土长的台湾女孩，大学毕业后成为了一名武术特技演员，参演了30多部影视作品。2020年，她与山东青年张希龙因戏结缘，2022年二人走进婚姻殿堂，陈竹音成为了“山东媳妇”。2023年也是这位台湾姑娘第二次来到山东省临沂市费县胡阳镇玉米庄村过年。
“山东对于台湾人来说特别亲近，台北到处都有山东大饼、山东饺子，山东还是孔子的故乡。所以就很想和老公回山东看看、走走。”刚刚过去的兔年春节假期，陈竹音跟着婆婆一起摊煎饼、去磨坊磨面、采摘西红柿，体验道地的农村春节。同时从事自媒体行业的她，也将这些山东农村的日常生活记录在了视频里，分享给全国各地的网友们。
“现在乡村振兴取得了很多成就，费县就是美丽乡村的缩影，我想把实实在在的山东农村生活展现给我的亲朋好友，还有关注我的媒体跟网友们。”武打演员出身的陈竹音一直有个田园武侠梦，她将武侠元素融入到乡村田园生活中，并用短视频的形式呈现出来。
图为陈竹音和老公正在拍摄“田园武侠梦”系列视频。 受访者供图陈竹音表示，因为职业原因，她和丈夫都很喜欢武侠风格，就想到将自己擅长的动作戏与大陆乡村田园的美好风景联系起来，并推出了“田园武侠梦”系列短视频，记录下理想中的乡村“桃花源”。“我很喜欢用沂蒙山小调当背景音乐，那宛转悠扬的曲调和我的视频氛围很搭，常常能带来意想不到的效果。”
“我想成为一名导演，用视频记录下在大陆真实的生活。”陈竹音说，不论是以乡村一望无际的麦田为背景拍摄武侠风格的短视频，还是记录拔萝卜、摊煎饼等乡村生活，她都会将短视频同步到台湾的相关视频平台上。“现在大陆乡村建设正飞速发展，平整的道路、明亮的路灯、井然有序的大棚，包括农村的卫生间都打理得非常好，每家每户都有WiFi。未来，希望通过我的视频让更多台湾民众了解真实的大陆乡村生活。”
陈竹音的丈夫张希龙告诉记者，起初，他还很担心陈竹音不适应乡村生活，“但看她穿红棉袄和妈妈一起干农活、包水饺、赶年集，能融入朴实而又精彩的乡村生活，我由衷的开心。”
春节期间，陈竹音帮着张罗年夜饭，听着门外的鞭炮，看着满桌的饭菜，一家人享受着团圆带来的欣喜、安宁。新的一年，陈竹音许下心愿说，“第一个愿望是希望可以带妈妈来祖国大陆走走看看。第二个愿望是希望两岸关系像除夕夜的团圆饭一样团团圆圆，两岸一家亲。”(完)
| 66购彩地图 |
