“奋斗号”青春专列丨专访奥运冠军武大靖 ：青春在冰刀上起舞******
光明网记者 董腾飞 王恩慧
“现在我们有三亿多人参与到冰雪运动中” “来自五湖四海的口音都会在训练场上回荡。” 2022年10月16日上午，站在党的二十大首场“党代表通道”上 ，中国男子短道速滑队运动员武大靖表达了他作为党的二十大代表，所亲身感受到 的我国竞技冰雪运动 的发展变化。
“体育带给我的不仅仅 是成绩，还给我带来了一种精神。”16岁进入国家队至今12载、历经3届冬奥会 ，武大靖坦言在拿到第一块金牌前，他无法想象自己距离冠军还有多远 。在武大靖眼里，“训练时的刀伤、习惯性损伤 、反复结痂的老茧、脚部严重变形 、把冰鞋浸湿 的鲜血……”似乎这一切都可以用他在专访时 的一句“我的脚是经历过故事的”幽默带过。与所有中国体育健儿一样 ，紧张的训练备战和无数场激烈比赛造就出他顽强、专注 、不畏挑战 的性格 。“体育是我热爱的，青春是在体育当中、在滑冰中度过 的。”执着拼搏 的武大靖永葆着为国争光 的赤子情怀，用自己的身体力行让更多人知道、喜欢、甚至参与冰雪运动 ，激励更多后继力量。
走下运动场 ，武大靖 是公益使者， 是向上向善好青年 ，是冰雪推广大使。“优秀运动员可能 是成绩上 的优秀 ，伟大运动员 是要努力去感染一代青少年 。”敢想敢做 、敢冲敢拼的武大靖一直以“成为一名伟大的运动员”为目标而不断拼搏。如他所言 ，“身为运动员 ，我会在赛场上继续为国争光 ，同时也会做好冰雪运动推广工作 ，继续弘扬北京冬奥精神，迎难而上、追求卓越，为体育强国建设贡献自己 的力量。”
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.
