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.
【活力中国】兔年春节将至，哪些年货最抢手？******
中新网1月20日电(中新财经 左雨晴) “广西的朋友能不能再摘快一点，不够吃！”“别催了，剪子都冒火星了！”春节前夕，从网友喊话砂糖橘，到“车厘子打败砂糖橘成最热年货”登上热搜，年货再度成为人们热议的话题。
那么，今年人们置办的年货又有哪些新花样？
兔元素受追捧 转运珠销售火爆
辞“虎”迎“兔”，农历癸卯兔年即将到来。春节前夕，兔元素年货走俏市场。
京东数据显示，去年12月底以来，与“兔年”相关产品同比增长了30倍，其中服饰内衣销量占比超过6成。
早在去年12月底，各种兔元素的玩偶、春联、饰品就已经占领了各大商场，早早烘托出年味儿。除“氛围组”外，不少商家也加入了兔年营销大战。茅台、五粮液、泸州老窖、古井贡酒等多家白酒企业推出了兔年生肖酒，雅诗兰黛、欧莱雅等知名化妆品品牌也推出了兔年限定礼盒。
北京菜百首饰总店转运珠柜台前购买的人群。 左雨晴 摄兔元素也席卷了黄金市场。岁末添金是不少人过年图个“好彩头”的方式，今年兔元素的转运珠尤为热销。中新财经注意到，不少商场的金店，转运珠专柜前挤满了前来购买的消费者。
在北京菜百首饰总店，转运珠柜台前人头攒动，最外围的顾客踮脚探头也难以窥见柜台上的展品。现场不得不临时建起购物通道，引导消费者有序购买交款。“没想到买个配转运珠的编织绳也要排队。”一位带着孩子的母亲表示，她为孩子选购了一款兔子样式的转运珠。
礼盒再度热销 老字号门前排起长队
随着新冠疫情防控政策的优化调整，今年春节前后迎来春运返乡高峰。人们在返乡前为亲朋好友购买当地特产，老字号成为不少人送礼的首选。
返乡前一天早上8点，小岑(化名)来到北京稻香村零号店，在寒风中排了近2个小时后，她终于买到了稻香村兔年限定的九宫格礼盒。“明天就要回家了，想要带点特产给家里人尝尝。”她向中新财经表示，自己排队的时间还算是短的，听说有人从早上排到了下午。
排队买年货的顾客。左雨晴 摄中新财经在走访中发现，来稻香村零号店买礼盒的，大多是春节返乡的外地人，这也催生了“代买黄牛”。该店门口不得不贴出了限购标识，网上也有网友开始分享排队攻略。除零号店外，稻香村其余的多家店面也排起长队。一名消费者表示，即使是购买散装，也要排队近一个小时。
有网友对此调侃：“凌晨5点半就来排队，这送的哪是稻香村，送的是我满满的心意啊。”
此外，百年义利、张一元、吴裕泰等老字号产品同样迎来热销。
老字号在线上也受到欢迎。京东数据显示，近期，7成北方人首选老字号商品作为年礼，“老字号”关键词搜索上升120%。其中，00后、90后买走了半数的老字号商品礼盒。而北京稻香村京八件礼盒成为南方最爱的北方味，销量同比增长超65%。
保健品走俏 食补成年夜饭新趋势
疫情防控进入新阶段后的第一个春节，“健康”成为不少人置办年货的关键词。
一名药店销售人员告诉中新财经，近期店内保健品热销。“比较受欢迎的是维C、蛋白粉和氨糖软骨素钙片。”她表示，前来购买的顾客大多数是年轻人。“基本都是买回去送给老人的。”
而在年夜饭的置办上，“食补”也成为新宠。淘宝方面表示，健康营养成为今年年夜饭的新趋势，猪肚鸡、佛跳墙等“食补”菜肴热销，花胶鸡、帝王蟹搜索量环比均翻了2倍，滋补汤包也受到热捧。
资料图：顾客正在选购“年夜饭”预制菜。 张浪 摄“吃点好的”也让预制菜迎来销售高峰。据商务大数据对重点电商平台监测，“2022全国网上年货节”启动后的10天内，半成品菜肴受追捧，预制菜销售额同比增长45.9%。
叮咚买菜也透露，今年消费者预定年夜饭相比往年大幅提前，元旦结束后的首周就迎来了年夜饭预定的首个高峰。
兔年春节就要到了，你买了哪些年货？(完)
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