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武汉“烟火气”持续升腾 消费市场年味浓******

　　(新春见闻)武汉“烟火气”持续升腾 消费市场年味浓

　　中新社武汉1月12日电 题：武汉“烟火气”持续升腾 消费市场年味浓

　　中新社记者 张芹

　　临近农历新年，漫步于武汉街头，处处可见高高悬挂的大红灯笼和中国结、琳琅满目的兔元素装饰品，菜市场里“烟火气”氤氲而升，春节氛围渐渐“拉满”。

　　腌制腊鱼、腊肉、腊肠……进入冬至，武汉人便开始张罗着，食材在白酒、花椒、八角、桂皮等各式调料以及阳光“加持”下，无须半月，散发诱人的咸香。待到春节，就成了餐桌上的佳肴。

　　走进武汉市硚口集贤二路，小巷里有家老字号“甚美王牌香肠”。档口处，早已围满前来“打年货”的顾客。“早上八点就过来排队，还好想要的都买到了。”66岁的李桂珍祖籍河南。她40多年前来到武汉，此后一直在此定居，入乡随俗口味也发生了变化，每年过年总少不了备上各式腊味。

　　除了腊味，武汉人春节的餐桌上少不了炸圆子。片鱼、剁肉、搅馅、下油锅……38岁的赵榕刚系上围裙，熟练地完成一整套动作。半年前，他决心投入自己热爱的餐饮行业，从小吃到大的炸圆子就成了首选创业项目。

　　“每个城市都有自己的味道，对于武汉来说，炸圆子在春节期间最不可或缺。”赵榕刚告诉记者，选择在春节前开业正是为了迎合当下消费热点。目前，每天销售额可达15000元人民币左右。

　　在汉口北小商品城，春联、年画、窗花以及各式各样的新春饰品品类繁多，吸引众多民众驻足选购。商铺里的老板一边接待顾客，一边对照订单打包发货，无暇与人闲聊。

　　不远处新近开业的鲜花小镇里，人头攒动。冬青、腊梅、水仙、蝴蝶兰等年宵花尤受青睐。“过年给家里添几盆植物，有种焕然一新的感觉。”市民刘媛说。

　　午餐时间，位于汉口台北路的湖北本土菜馆“小蓝鲸”座无虚席。餐厅负责人刘方姣介绍，从农历小年到正月十五团圆宴基本都已预定，今年餐厅还推出“手提团圆宴”，受到消费者欢迎。

　　武汉餐饮业协会会长刘国梁介绍，春节期间，全市80余个餐饮品牌联合推出滋补煨汤节、邻里年货节等活动，希望借此为广大消费者提供更多元、优质的用餐选择。

　　记者搜索各大旅游平台发现，武汉热门景点周边，春节期间几乎一房难求。

　　“春节假期将迎来一波高峰。”中国旅游研究院武汉分院常务副院长龚箭认为，短途自驾、冰雪游、休闲游、营地游将成为近期旅游市场的主流和热点。(完)

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.

　　（文图：赵筱尘 巫邓炎）