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.
哭泣30分钟后，谷爱凌说：“我会尽快回来”******
谷爱凌社交媒体截图。
中新网1月28日电 北京时间28日，XGames冬季极限运动会在美国阿斯本打响。中国滑雪运动员谷爱凌原计划参加自由式滑雪女子U型池和自由式滑雪女子坡面障碍技巧两个项目的争夺。但因在训练中受伤，谷爱凌宣布退出XGames的比赛。
谷爱凌28日晒出了她为本次比赛准备的新动作，并在个人社交媒体上写道：“今天训练不幸摔得很重，医生开始担心是十字韧带ACL损伤。过去几个小时我很郁闷很难受，不过30分钟前检查结果刚出来了，我的膝盖没有严重损伤。我很幸运，只造成了膝盖的扭伤和骨头挫伤。”
“坏消息是这星期的Xgames没有办法参加了，过去几个小时，我更加清晰地感知身体健康的重要性，我会尽快回来的。”
谷爱凌社交媒体截图。对于这次意外，谷爱凌十分伤心。她表示，自己在核磁共振检查中哭了30分钟，最后还是收起难过的表情，向关心她的人报平安。
值得一提的是，新赛季开始后，谷爱凌状态十分出色。在刚刚结束不久的自由式滑雪U型场地技巧世界杯加拿大卡尔加里站的比赛中，谷爱凌三天之内连夺两个冠军，强势开启2023赛季。
资料图：2月18日，中国队选手谷爱凌在比赛中。当日，北京2022年冬奥会自由式滑雪女子U型场地技巧决赛在张家口云顶滑雪公园举行。中国队选手谷爱凌夺得此项目金牌。 中新社记者 富田 摄还记得去年初的北京冬奥会上，谷爱凌收获了自由式滑雪U型场地技巧和大跳台两枚金牌，以及坡面障碍技巧银牌。冬奥会结束后，她在2022年将更多的精力投入到大学学业中。
在忙于学业的同时，谷爱凌也没有放弃她热爱的滑雪运动。2022年末，她在社交媒体上发布了恢复自由式滑雪训练的动态，并对即将到来的新赛季充满期待。
但令人遗憾的是，谷爱凌状态正佳的时候，伤病突然来袭，打乱了她的参赛计划。不过正如很多网友所说，强者之所以为强者，就是能微笑面对各种困难坎坷。
俗话说：“留得青山在不怕没柴烧。”希望谷爱凌早日养好身体，战胜伤病。我们也期待着她重返赛场的那一天。(完)
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