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.
凝心聚力建设宜居宜业和美乡村******
凝心聚力建设宜居宜业和美乡村(大家谈·一起来想一起来干③·新时代新征程新伟业 )
民族要复兴，乡村必振兴。党的二十大报告提出：“全面推进乡村振兴。全面建设社会主义现代化国家，最艰巨最繁重的任务仍然在农村。”本期大家谈，我们选刊3篇来稿，共同探讨如何在新征程上更好推进乡村振兴事业，为建设宜居宜业和美乡村凝心聚力。
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接续奋斗提升幸福指数
天津蓟州区 李 通
作为一名驻村干部，我有幸参与到推进乡村振兴的火热实践中，深感使命光荣、责任重大。党的二十大报告提出“加快建设农业强国”“发展乡村特色产业”“统筹乡村基础设施和公共服务布局”，为全面推进乡村振兴擘画了宏伟蓝图。
全面推进乡村振兴，必须坚持以人民为中心的发展思想，做到一切为了人民、一切依靠人民。我所在的工作队，结对帮扶了两个经济薄弱村。我们通过持续实地走访、深入调研、论证分析，精准把脉村庄在产业、人才、文化、生态、组织等方面存在的薄弱环节，对症开方、精准施策。从带领村集体成立农业科技公司促进农副产品销售，到依托教育资源优势为村庄发展贡献智慧力量，再到利用村庄闲置空地种植太阳花打造“网红打卡地”，实践充分表明，把老百姓满意不满意、认可不认可作为评价工作的重要指标，把一件件好事办好、实事办实，就能不断提升群众的幸福指数。
实现乡村全面振兴不可能一蹴而就，需要持续发力、久久为功、善作善成。面向未来，我们工作队将继续努力，把富民政策一项一项落实好，让老乡们生活越来越红火。
党建引领激发内生动力
湖南湘潭市 黎孟秋
治国安邦重在基层。党的二十大报告提出，“坚持大抓基层的鲜明导向，抓党建促乡村振兴”。对我们基层干部而言，当务之急正在于加强基层党组织建设，以党建引领基层治理，抓好党建促进乡村振兴。
全面推动乡村振兴，必须切实加强基层党组织建设。一方面，要夯实坚强堡垒，持续开展软弱涣散党组织排查整顿、基层党组织整建提质等行动，形成党建引领、支部带头、党员在前的干事创业格局。另一方面，要锻造过硬队伍，通过加强基层党组织建设，引领带动各类人才脱颖而出、大放光彩。近年来，我所在的乡镇健全完善墩苗历练、严管厚爱、择优选用工作机制，选优配强村级党支部，逐渐形成一支信念过硬、政治过硬、责任过硬、能力过硬、作风过硬的乡村振兴干部队伍。
蓝图已绘就，奋斗正当时。以实际行动把党的二十大作出的重大部署落地落实，推动乡村振兴不断迈上新台阶，是基层干部的职责所在。以党建引领激发乡村振兴的内生动力，必能绘出新时代乡村振兴锦绣画卷。
文化发展助力乡村振兴
吉林长春市 魏志宇
乡村振兴既要塑形，也要铸魂。推动乡村文化振兴，让人民享有更加充实、更为丰富、更高质量的精神文化生活，有助于改变广大农民精神面貌，激发乡村振兴的内生动力。
近年来，吉林艺术学院通过艺术乡建参与到乡村振兴中，努力探索艺术助力乡村文化振兴的方式方法。以吉林省长春市其塔木镇刘家村为例，我们通过挖掘整理7项非遗与民族民俗文化，共同策划与执行农民丰收节，开展丰富多彩的文艺活动；依托墙绘改善村落环境，提升文化氛围；参与关云德满族民俗博物馆建设，让乡村博物馆留存乡愁记忆；以中国重要农业文化遗产“吉林九台五官屯贡米栽培系统”为依托，探索新媒体上农特产品的宣传与销售……这些实践启示我们，文化、艺术介入美丽乡村建设，是新时代乡村振兴的重要抓手，也是新时期“三农”发展的有效路径。
党的二十大对全面推进乡村振兴提出了更高要求。我们将不忘初心、砥砺前行，围绕地域独特的乡土文化、民族艺术等开展更多维度的艺术乡建，进一步推动艺术走近农民、走向农村，为乡村文化振兴做出新的贡献。（人民日报）
