戍卫边防就是守护家园******
新疆军区某团官兵谈边关新貌话家国情怀——
戍卫边防就是守护家园
“穿戈壁、越沙漠，绕过山路十八弯……”春节前夕，新疆军区某团机关干部顶着刺骨寒风，来到乌拉斯台边防连为官兵送年货。
与往年不同的是，今年，该团只派出一辆越野车，在运载肉类、水果等物品的同时，将春联、灯笼、家信、报刊书籍等一并送上雪域哨所。
来到乌拉斯台边防连，笔者见到了炊事班班长王学鸿。他正在细心整理刚刚采摘的蔬菜：小白菜新鲜娇嫩，水芹菜青翠欲滴……
“室外温度低至-29℃，我们温室大棚里依然温暖如春。”王学鸿说，今年春节，他们自产的新鲜蔬菜足以保障全连官兵过节。
据了解，该连距离团部240多公里，驻地周围群山环绕，每年大雪封山期长，当地流传着“八月雪，九月霜，十月一片白茫茫”的俗语。
“以前过春节，团里会派出车队给我们送年货，一大早摸黑出发，傍晚才能赶到哨所。天气寒冷，加上一路颠簸，年货在途中很容易损坏。”聊起以往的经历，连队指导员程伟明颇为感慨。
有一年春节，一家地方媒体的记者到哨所采访。为了欢迎来客，战士们没少费心思，翻箱倒柜找拿得出手的东西。最后，他们用十几盒罐头凑了一桌“盛宴”。采访结束，这名记者与官兵告别时说，通过这桌“罐头宴”，她品尝到了军人的酸甜苦辣，吃出了边防官兵的家国情怀，自己会记一辈子！
据介绍，近年来，部队各级制订一系列暖心举措，持续为边防官兵排忧解难，连队各方面保障水平不断改善。
“连队不仅建起了温室大棚，还建好了无取暖设施保鲜菜窖。”该连一级上士阿恒别克介绍说，菜窖修建在地下3米处，长年温度保持在0－4℃，很适宜蔬菜、水果、肉蛋等长期保鲜，“今年春节前，连队只向团机关申请了少量给养”。
随着保障条件的改善，边防官兵不仅吃得舒心，而且在节庆假日间的精神文化生活也越来越丰富多彩。
“身处大漠戈壁，远离大城市的繁华，业余生活单调乏味、身心孤独寂寞是最令人苦恼的事了。”该连军械员兼文书陈俊才接过话茬说，以前逢年过节，很多战友盼望上级部门能送些影视光盘来。如今，哨所不仅接通了强军网，手机网络信号也实现全覆盖，团里局域网还定期更新电子书刊、影视作品、技能晋级微课等。闲暇之余，官兵走进网络学习室，轻点鼠标就能享受品类多样的“文化大餐”，让自己的节庆时间变得充实而有意义。
说不完的年货变迁，道不尽的家国情怀。
宽敞明亮的食堂大厅里，官兵发挥特长自制的大红灯笼、陕北剪纸等映入眼帘，喜庆祥和。“身处风雪边关，我和战友也能感受到家的温暖。”该连下士肖杨一口“粤普”。刚跟远在广东的家人通过视频电话，他动情地说，“戍卫边防就是守护家人、保护家园，虽然远离父母亲人，但能在这里绽放青春，同样是幸福的！”
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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.
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