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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.
【寻味中华】吃的是情怀，“治愈系”黄桃罐头走俏****** 中新社吉林1月12日电 题：吃的是情怀，“治愈系”黄桃罐头走俏 中新社记者 石洪宇 “今年黄桃罐头的热销程度是谁都没有料到的。”吉林省吉林市一家大型超市的经理告诉记者，春节临近，黄桃罐头甚至成了年货爆款，许多顾客成箱购买。 记者走访的多家大型商超均表示，上个月中下旬的黄桃罐头几乎“上架即售空”，只能多次要求供应商补货。甚至有品牌方发文称，因收到“你家的黄桃罐头能治病吗？”这样的私信，而担心“不明真相的宝子们会被误导”，呼吁消费者理性囤货。
然而面对品牌方的贴心提示，众网友却大呼“你不懂”“那是药吗？那是药引子！”“吃的是情怀”…… “黄桃罐头承载着东北居民的集体记忆。”吉林市政协文史研究员皮福生说，20世纪七八十年代，山东一带的黄桃逐渐盛行于临近的东北市场，但运输和保存都十分不易，东北发达的工业体系恰好让罐头产品流行起来，亦缓解了漫长冬季中新鲜蔬果的不足。 “虽然不具备药效，但爽滑、甘甜的口味还是极具‘治愈性’。”皮福生说，桃子在传统文化中也有“长寿”“辟邪”之意，从前的人们探望病人、过年串门，都会带上几罐，以视郑重祥瑞。
58岁的吉林人潘泽军是黄桃罐头的“铁杆粉丝”。在社区举办的“厨艺大赛”中，他曾凭借烹制黄桃、山楂、海棠等罐头多次拔得头筹。 据潘泽军介绍，夏秋两季制作罐头时应选购鲜嫩多汁的黄桃，但不宜过于成熟，否则烹制后太软。冬季方便得多，东北常见的速冻黄桃可像冻梨一样即食，是制作罐头的“半成品”。
制作时，若是鲜果，需把桃子洗净去皮切块，入锅水煮10分钟左右。晾凉后装入器皿，加入适量白糖或冰糖，均匀搅拌，放入冰箱冷藏。潘泽军说，糖的用量是衡量“老师傅”的标准之一，多则黄桃味道发苦、少则质感欠佳。腌制三四个小时后，自制黄桃罐头便可食用了。 潘泽军说，4岁的外孙女每次生病，他都要喂上几口黄桃罐头，“也算是对孩子的一种祝福”。 “虽然现在的商品包装愈发精致化，但黄桃罐头的包装却在回归传统模样。”皮福生表示，简单的圆罐包装一是源于黄桃的“体形”，另一方面也是消费者愿意为“情怀”买单。
“口感+情感”令黄桃罐头成了疫情期间的“康养顶流”，甚至一度线上线下“一罐难求”。“‘70后’小时候生病了大人才舍得给买黄桃罐头吃，感觉对小孩儿发烧有奇效！”不少网友分享起共同的儿时记忆——每有头疼脑热，长辈喂上几口黄桃罐头，感觉病痛顿时就好了大半。 “黄桃中富含维生素、膳食纤维等，既可生津止渴，又有助于消化、润肠通便。病人身体虚弱，黄桃罐头中的糖分对补充体力也有一定作用。”吉林市中心医院临床医生赵晓芸提示说，但罐头中糖分较多，食用要适量。(完)
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