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.
“线上买菜难”,难在配送员******
中新网12月15日电 (中新财经记者 吴涛)“订单量较大,时效可能无法保障,请您耐心等待”“暂无可选配送时间”“本店铺可配送时间均已约满”“本站点当前运力已约满”……
近日,一方面居民反映网上买菜配送困难,另一方面企业表示配送运力不足,这该如何破局?
配送服务高负荷运转,服务缩水
近日,北京等地的市民反映买菜难,无论是物美多点还是美团七鲜,统统“不好使”,延迟配送或自提都是运气好能抢到订单的,其余的不是运力预约满就是没有可选择的配送时间。
记者14日体验时,叮咚买菜多个站点显示“本站点运力已约满”;美团买菜可以下单但是需要自提;七鲜提醒“暂无可选配送时间”;还有一些线上超市甚至直接称“本店休息啦”。
部分买菜APP表示“暂无可选配送时间”。截图有消费者反映,配送员表示部分社区只能送至楼下或社区门口,买时还有菜送货时就缺货了,服务大打折扣。记者注意到,很多买菜APP都标注“如商品缺货,系统将自动退款”。
多方回应,多举措提高配送效率
针对北京市民在疫情期间的物资需求,达达快送表示,将通过新配送员招募、老运力激活、人员补贴等多种措施增加骑士数量;另外还常态化配置四轮车进行集中配送,提高配送效率。
部分买菜APP表示时效受影响。截图京东方面表示,12月14日下午,京东从全国调集的首批1000余名快递小哥已陆续抵达北京,定向增援北京市内的快递配送等工作。他们将于15日起陆续投入到北京全市的快递配送工作中,后续还将有数百名小哥在本周内抵京。
物美多点工作人员对中新财经表示,北京地区200家门店覆盖店外自取点,还通过门店支援和“变阵”等方式增加运力。“变阵”则是将一些线下员工转去做线上工作,进行分拣、打包、配送等。
盒马表示,将通过盒马文职员工拣货、共享员工、临时租用餐饮企业员工等多种方式提高效率。“盒马超市在北京的45家门店全力备货,储备商品量已经达到平常的3到5倍,盒马北京的生鲜大仓也24小时运转。”
菜鸟则表示,对配送员进行超单激励,配送员每日达到一定的配送量,会触发配送员的激励,保障每个配送员的配送量都能在适度情况下调节到最优,从而也可以促进配送员带领自己的家人以及周边的朋友参与进来,增加配送产能。
13日,国家邮政局就保障首都邮政快递业末端畅通工作对北京市邮政管理局和各快递企业总部进行调度,保障首都邮政快递微循环畅通。
针对当前快递末端服务存在的问题,北京市邮政管理局表示,已多措并举制定实施强化版工作措施,明确“两天见到成效、一周恢复正常”的工作目标,即:两天内现存快递积压件全部清零;一周内尽快补齐快递小哥人员缺口,基本满足全市正常投递需求。
高薪难找配送员,待遇直线上调
近日,还有消息称,外卖配送员日薪达到1500元。不过有外卖配送员对中新财经表示,“没有那么高,只是最近单子比较多。”
“现在不是钱的事情,关键是没人,我周边很多同行都在发烧,我也刚中招了。”该外卖配送员称,如果负荷比较重,差不多每天能赚1000元左右。
盒马方面对中新财经表示,共享员工一天平均收入200元,但主要是承担拣货等工作,并不涉及户外配送,相对轻松。
资料图。中新社记者 富田 摄14日下午,记者还从交通运输部了解到,京东针对外地支援北京员工,薪酬按照员工前三个月平均工资给予最低保障,保底工资9000元每月。此外,每人每天给予50元的餐食补贴和150元的业务激励补贴。
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