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.
贵州：消费市场有序恢复 为经济增长提供有力支撑******
中新网贵阳1月15日电 (记者 张伟)1月15日，为期9天的2023年“黔货迎佳节·新春享优惠”贵州新春年货节闭幕。官方数据显示，贵州新春年货节现场累计人流量超25万人次，线上线下销售额达1.45亿元(人民币，下同)。
贵州省商务厅厅长、省投资促进局党组书记马雷说，2022年，贵州在全省范围内实施“多彩贵州·助商惠民”促消费专项行动，利用省级1.4亿元促销资金，撬动各级各方资金8.4亿元，累计拉动消费230亿余元，提振了消费信心、挖掘了消费潜力、促进了消费恢复。
2022年贵州消费市场的业绩也极大提振了市场信心。2023年的贵州新春年货节进一步刺激了消费、助商惠民，也迎来了好的开端。此间进行的贵州省两会上，贵州提出要全力扩大内需，提振市场信心；充分发挥消费的基础作用和投资的关键作用，为经济增长提供有力支撑。如何加快恢复和扩大消费成为贵州省两会关注的焦点话题之一。
贵州省政府工作报告提出，2023年贵州将着力增加居民收入、增强消费能力，改善消费条件，创新消费场景，社会消费品零售总额增长7.5%以上。
对于上述目标的实现，贵州颇有底气。贵州计划通过促进重点领域消费、丰富和创新消费业态、大力促进电商消费、释放农村消费需求等举措来加快恢复和扩大消费。
资料图：爽爽贵阳·文昌云岩——“新春欢乐购·爽口美食节”主题活动现场。 主办方供图重点领域消费方面，贵州计划，2023年要常态化开展“多彩贵州扶商助旅促消费”行动，举办新春年货节；更大力度实施发放消费券、优质酱酒助力、契税返消费券等政策，全面促进新能源汽车、刚性和改善性住房、家具家装等大额消费，推动养老托幼、教育医疗、文化体育等服务消费；开展“黔酒黔菜美食季”等主题活动，引进预制菜龙头企业10家以上，拉动餐饮消费等。
为丰富和创新消费业态，贵州将支持贵阳市建设区域消费中心城市。贵州省人大代表，贵阳市委副书记、市长，贵州贵安新区党工委副书记、管委会主任马宁宇表示，贵阳贵安将大力推动消费升级、渠道重组、市场重构，加快释放新型城镇化内需潜力。
同时，贵州将推动核心商圈、高品位步行街、高档进口商品店、15分钟生活圈等城市现代商业体系建设，加大“贵字号”商业机构和商品品牌建设推广，大力发展社区新型零售、智慧餐饮、“互联网＋”等“吃住行游购娱”融合的新消费环境；积极引进新零售龙头企业，鼓励发展夜间经济和首店经济。
贵州省人大代表，贵阳市云岩区人民政府区长王黔在审议政府工作报告时表示，云岩区将推动核心商圈、高品位步行街等建设，并大力发展夜间经济等。
资料图：爽爽贵阳·文昌云岩——“新春欢乐购·爽口美食节”主题活动现场。 主办方供图爽爽贵阳·文昌云岩——“新春欢乐购·爽口美食节”主题活动1月14日晚在贵阳网红美食街太平路火热开市。官方表示，作为老贵阳的城市发源地，云岩区在“爽爽贵阳”的主品牌体系下，围绕“爽”品牌深度挖掘产业机会，坚持“文商旅融合”赋能核心思想，不断推出系列措施，切实让外界感受到云岩区在传承“老贵阳”文化的同时，迸发出日新月异的变化，也推动了经济、文化的双重辐射和双向叠加。
资料图：爽爽贵阳·文昌云岩——“新春欢乐购·爽口美食节”主题活动现场。 主办方供图为促进电商消费，贵州将扩大头部电商平台贵州商品销售规模，支持本土电商企业做大做强，增强“贵惠荟”网上惠民生鲜商城服务能力；大力实施电商示范园区、电商直播基地、电商示范企业、网销产品“十百千万”工程，培育一批带货达人、“网红”品牌等。
在释放农村消费需求方面，贵州计划加快推进县域商业体系建设，完善城乡配送网络，大力实施“快递进村”工程，开展“新能源汽车下乡”“绿色智能家电下乡”和家电以旧换新活动，更好推动工业品下乡、农产品进城。(完)
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