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.
北方雨雪稀少气温回升 南方阴雨持续升温乏力******
中国天气网讯 未来三天(2月4日至6日)，我国延续北晴南雨的天气格局，中东部气温以回升为主，西北地区东部、华北中南部、黄淮地区最高气温将升至10℃以上，但南方多地受频繁阴雨影响，气温回升乏力。
南方正经历今年以来最长连阴雨过程 局地雨量较常年同期偏多1倍以上
昨天，南方降雨发展增多，福建西北部、江西中部、湖南中部、云南南部等地部分地区出现中到大雨，局地暴雨。
未来三天，北方大部雨雪稀少，南方仍维持多阴雨的天气格局，广东、广西、湖南、江西等部分地区雨势较强。中央气象台预计，今天，内蒙古东北部、黑龙江中西部、新疆北部和沿天山地区、西藏北部和东南部、川西高原等地的部分地区有小到中雪或雨夹雪；江南南部、华南中北部等地的部分地区有中到大雨，局地有暴雨。
明天，黑龙江东北部、吉林东部、新疆北部和南疆盆地西部山区、西藏东南部、青海南部、川西高原等地的部分地区有小雪或雨夹雪；黄淮南部、江淮大部、江汉大部、西南地区东部、江南、华南、台湾岛等地的部分地区有小到中雨，其中，江西中南部、福建东南部和西北部、广西东部、广东西北部等地的部分地区有大雨。
后天，内蒙古中部、吉林东部、新疆北部和南疆盆地西部山区、西藏南部和东部、青海南部、川西高原等地的部分地区有小到中雪或雨夹雪；西藏东南部、西南地区东部、江淮、江汉大部、江南、华南大部、台湾岛等地的部分地区有小到中雨，其中，湖南南部、广西东北部等地的部分地区有大雨。
目前，南方地区正在经历今年以来时间最长的一轮连阴雨天气过程，未来十天，江汉、江淮、江南、华南及贵州、西藏东南部等大部地区累计降水量较常年同期偏多4～7成，局地甚至偏多1倍以上；贵州、广西、湖南、江西中部、浙江西南部、福建北部等地雨水几乎“天天见”，当地公众需关注连阴雨天气对交通出行、生产生活的不利影响。
回暖！华北黄淮等地最高气温将超10℃ 南方多地昼夜温差缩小
受冷空气南下影响，昨天，南方大部气温继续下降，江南不少地方最高气温降至个位数，湿冷感明显，而长江以北地区已经开启升温步伐。
今天开始，中东部气温以回升为主，预计本周末至下周初，最高气温10℃线将北抬至河北中部至北京一带，西北地区东部、华北中南部、黄淮地区最高气温将超过10℃。不过6日后还将有冷空气活动，届时北方各地气温会再有波动。
在南方，各地气温今起虽陆续回升，但在雨水的“打压”下，气温回升乏力，昼夜温差明显缩小，像是长沙，今天最高气温5℃、最低气温3℃，全天气温低迷，湿冷持续，当地居民需注意保暖。(中国天气网)
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