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.
重庆交通执法部门开展“净窗”系列检查行动******
图为执法人员在重庆北站举行“温暖春运 携手送福”活动，为旅客提供服务。 张旭 摄 中新网重庆1月10日电 (张旭)2023年春运已拉开帷幕，记者10日从重庆市交通运输综合行政执法总队轨道交通支队获悉，重庆交通执法部门已于近日开展“净窗”系列检查行动，为民众平安回家保驾护航。 据介绍，此次行动涵盖多个方面。在轨道交通方面，重庆交通执法部门积极对接轨道运营公司，根据2023年春运期间客流、天气等特点，抓好隐患排查整改，督促企业落实安全生产主体责任。
图为执法人员正在检查出租车。 张旭 摄 同时，重庆交通执法部门梳理可能出现大客流的轨道站点，调配执法力量，强化节日期间重点轨道站点巡查；科学合理安排好应急备勤力量，全力维护春运期间轨道交通运输运营安全及运输秩序。 在道路运输秩序方面，“净窗”行动重点整治重庆江北国际机场、重庆北站、重庆西站等重要枢纽站场的非法客运、“羊儿客”、网约车线下揽客、巡游出租汽车不按规定运营和不文明服务、客运站场超载车辆出站等行为，并围绕“两客一危一租赁”(即班线客运、旅游包车、危化品运输车、租赁大客车)，严厉查处班线客车、旅游包车、危化品运输车、租赁大客车及驾驶人员资质不符要求，未按照核定的线路营运并违规站外揽客、上下客等违法违规行为。
图为执法人员正在对网约车进行检查。 重庆市交通运输综合行政执法总队轨道交通支队二大队供图 同时，重庆交通执法部门深入客运运输企业，督导客运站场(旅游集散中心)加强内部监管，杜绝超载车辆出站、未经核定进站的车辆进站从事经营活动以及未通过安全检查的车辆发车。对于检查中发现的车辆安全问题，督促现场整改，不到位不放行，情节严重的，依法暂扣运营车辆，并联系所属公司接受相应处理。
图为执法人员在重庆北站对旅客发放安全乘车宣传资料，并提供引导。 张旭 摄 2023年春运期间，重庆交通执法部门将持续深入开展“净窗”系列行动，进一步强化执法服务水平，扎实开展辖区交通运输行业执法监管工作，净化辖区道路运输市场环境。(完) 网信彩票地图 |
