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.
探访后疫情时代下的内蒙古三级医疗机构：分级诊疗 收治扩容******
中新网呼和浩特1月8日电 题：探访后疫情时代下的内蒙古三级医疗机构：分级诊疗 收治扩容
中新网记者 张林虎
近日，国家卫健委发布公告，自2023年1月8日起，对新型冠状病毒感染实施“乙类乙管”，这无疑对基层公共卫生服务提出了新要求。
岁末年初，为确保新冠病毒感染者就诊需求得到满足，记者探访发现，内蒙古自治区三级医疗机构以生命护佑生命，医护人员24小时守护患者，以“满格”状态应对挑战，全力当好“生命守门人”。
图为医护人员帮助患者进行雾化治疗。 张鹏飞 摄“急诊严格执行分级诊疗，经接诊医护评估后，病情危重、生命体征不稳定的患者第一时间送入抢救室开展相应治疗，生命体征相对平稳的患者会在医护人员的引导下排队候诊。”8日，内蒙古医科大学附属医院急诊科副主任牛君义说。
作为内蒙古最早建立的综合性医院之一，内蒙古医科大学附属医院为应对就诊高峰，缓解患者就医压力，采取分级分类诊疗，通过扩容发热门诊和急诊数量的方式，进一步提高救治效率。
“在急诊收治患者过程中，我们首先成立了急诊重症病房，目前重症病房设有大约120张床位，对符合住院条件的重症病人及时收治。”内蒙古医科大学附属医院院长赵海平说，对于亚重症病房，包括呼吸科、神经外科、神经内科、儿科等专业设有近100张床位，满足亚重症患者的救治需求。
与此同时，该院还设置转换ICU病房，床位约120张，“如果仍不能满足患者救治需求，医院会开通储备床位。”赵海平说，在人员配置方面，医院组建了以ICU为主的医疗团队，辐射到各个专科病区。
图为放射科医生为患者进行肺部CT检查。 张鹏飞 摄赵海平说，针对急诊重症病人人数增加的情况，该院启动了“清零行动”，按照国家卫健委、国家疫情防控指挥部的要求，及时将急诊留观的患者收治入院，以保障急诊救治能力，确保广大患者得到及时诊疗。
“上臂向上举，呼气、吸气……”连日来，这样的话语，呼和浩特市妇幼保健院放射科主任吴杰每天会重复上百遍。
作为临床医生诊断的“火眼金睛”，放射科的医技人员不得不24小时在岗。“为了让患者在最短时间内可以进行检查，拿到结果，我们都提前到岗，中午放弃休息时间，每天加班加点工作。”吴杰说。
呼和浩特市妇幼保健院医务科主任贾淑婧告诉记者，针对近期患者的增多，该院加强全院医护新型冠状病毒感染医疗救治培训，同时通过制定患者相关处置预案、增设重症病房、整合医疗资源、救治队伍储备、优化急危重症患者救治流程等多项措施，最大限度释放医院的救治潜能，着力保健康、防重症、降低病死率。
图为患者有序就诊。 高俊维 摄“发完烧之后，咳嗽了好几天，今天过来拍个片。”回民区居民武瑞平已经年逾耄耋，前段时间感染新型冠状病毒后，持续不断咳嗽，随即来到回民区防治医院进行肺部CT检测。
连日来，针对老年人感染新冠病毒之后，容易引发基础疾病从而加重病情的情况，呼和浩特市回民区防治医院为辖区老人开展了免费的肺部CT检测筛查。
“筛查后，我们会根据每一位患者的结果，提出一些中西医结合的治疗方案，患者可以自行选择治疗方式和治疗地点。”呼和浩特市回民区防治医院院长高俊维表示，每天8点半到18点，医院会给80周岁以上老人免费做肺部CT筛查，会一直持续到春节前。
记者了解到，为充分满足发热患者的就医需求，内蒙古多家医院还开通了在线问诊通道，提供健康评估、居家健康指导、心理疏导、药品配送等服务。(完)
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