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.
想吃地道又丰盛的新疆美食？到和田夜市逛一逛！******
中新网1月2日电 红柳烤串、薄皮包子、炭火烤蛋……提到新疆，人们总是首先想到这些极具特色的新疆美食，而如果挑选一个地方可以吃到地道又丰盛的新疆美食，和田夜市一定当仁不让。
每当夜幕降临、华灯初上，和田夜市开启了它一天中最喧嚣的时光。一排排让人垂涎欲滴的美食摆上摊位，同时伴着夜市内烧烤的烟火气、老板的吆喝声以及边走边吃悠闲踱步的游客……这样美好的景象每天都在和田夜市里上演，这里已经成为了和田乃至新疆旅游的重要名片之一。
和田夜市 和田地区融媒体中心 供图和田夜市里有哪些美食？为什么会如此好吃？其实，除了独特的制作方法之外，当地得天独厚的自然环境也为食材的口味加持了不少。
以红柳烤串为例，吃过新疆羊肉串的人会觉得新疆的羊肉串相较其他地方的烤串膻味儿淡了很多，其秘籍就在羊肉本身上。尽管所用的调料也是辣椒、盐、黑胡椒等，但新疆的羊吃的盐碱地的草，在吃草的过程中，盐味儿就盖过了膻味儿，保留了肉本身的香味儿，再加上新疆本地烤串经验传承已久，烤出来的羊肉串鲜香嫩滑，成功吸引了众多游客的味蕾。
红柳烤串 和田地区融媒体中心 供图另一款美食“烤鸡蛋”对于外地游客而言则比较新奇，特别是和田夜市的“三蛋一星”被称为烤鸡蛋中的“战斗机”。
“三蛋一星” 混合了鹅蛋、鸽子蛋、土鸡蛋或者普通鸡蛋，先滤掉蛋清后取出各自蛋黄，放进容积最大的鹅蛋壳中，置于没有明火但炙热的炭灰堆里烤。在此期间需要不断搅拌，并在不同的搅拌阶段加入适量的蜂蜜、藏红花水等……烤熟的“三蛋一星”像是秘制的膏状休闲食品，口感与蟹黄接近，被很多游客点赞。
除此之外，西瓜烤肉、缸子肉、烤包子、拉条子、手抓饭等特色美食的摊位前总是排起长队，本地居民和外地游客都会为了一口美味特意前来打卡。
品尝了美食，怎能不欣赏新疆特色的歌舞？在和田夜市内，经常会上演民族歌舞表演，身着民族服饰的演员在夜市内载歌载舞，欢快的音乐带动游客们也不自觉地加入其中，为整个夜市增添了许多欢乐的氛围。
游客在夜市共跳麦西来普。和田地区融媒体中心 供图近几年，新疆旅游业日益红火，全国各地的游客去新疆赏美景吃美食的同时，也带动了当地经济的发展，在和田夜市内，很多商户的老板曾经都是贫困户，通过在夜市经营美食摊位，实现了脱贫致富的目标。
走在和田夜市内，目不暇接的美食背后，是人们对美好生活的向往，也是民族团结、互帮互助的纽带。据了解，和田夜市已经被成功地“复制”、“粘贴”到了天津，人们在天津也能品尝到和田美食，未来，和田夜市的品牌还将继续向其他地区输出，让更多的人在家门口就能吃到地道的和田风味。(完)
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