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.
通讯：靠人工智能获国际大奖的鄂尔多斯“90后”青年******
中新网鄂尔多斯11月19日电 题：靠人工智能获国际大奖的鄂尔多斯“90后”青年
中新网记者李爱平
王磊、于福全至今仍沉浸在斩获国际大奖的喜悦中。
“这次获奖，对当地学子选择职业教育有了更大信心。”19日，就职于内蒙古自治区鄂尔多斯市准格尔旗职业高级中学的这两位“90后”如是表示。
一周前的11月6日，王磊、于福全在厦门举行的2022金砖国家技术发展与技能创新大赛(厦门国际赛)人工智能机器人系统集成及应用比赛项目上斩获了三等奖。他们是内蒙古地区的唯一获奖队伍。
“尽管我们都是标准的‘理工男’，但参加人工智能领域的比赛项目依然属于新手，一切都得按照参赛要求应对，不过，内心还是很兴奋的。”王磊告诉记者。
本次大赛共有来自巴西、俄罗斯、印度、南非等国家的3500多支国际参赛队和来自中国的6200多支国内参赛队报名，参赛人员近2万人。经过层层选拔和激烈比拼，最终1600多支队伍、近2500名选手进入决赛。
图为王磊、于福全(左一)在厦门比赛期间。 于福全供图接受记者采访的于福全介绍，作为内蒙古一所职业高级中学，和其他本专科学院相比，能参加这样的比赛，机会本身就非常宝贵，因此他们从很早就开始准备。“此次比赛项目颇有难度，需自行学习编程、机器人以及智能领域相关的大量知识。”
除此之外，他们还在临近比赛时克服了疫情带来的困难，幸运的是，“当地政府、学校为我们开辟‘绿色通道’支持我们参赛，落地厦门后，到了隔离宾馆，我们一刻不敢耽误地继续进行线上学习。”
对于今次斩获三等奖，于福全用“成功的路上总是充满荆棘”来形容。“由于赛制改变，打乱了原有的训练计划，速度慢的‘硬伤’就摆在了面前，我们必须保证相关任务的完成质量，还要不断练习，提升速度。”
回忆起在厦门的比赛情形，于福全坦言，“第一天的比赛任务难度巨大，且个别内容完全出乎意料，虽然我们尽了最大的努力，达成的结果还是和预想的差一些。”
“不过，第一天比赛后，我们调整心态，告诉自己坚决不抛弃不放弃，毕竟还不清楚对手的情况，于是我们又专心准备第二天的比赛，并在第二天的比赛中出色发挥，最终取得了三等奖的成绩。”于福全谈起这些，一脸幸福。
在这两位青年看来，此次获奖最大的意义在于，作为内蒙古一所职业高中的老师，能和这么多高手同台竞技，是一个历史性的突破。
通过此次比赛，他们也认识到自身技能的不足。
他们说：“不管是技能培训，还是理论知识上，需要学习的东西还有很多，日后必定会再接再厉，争取取得更好成绩。”(完)
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