苏贞昌赖着不下台被嘲讽：新年主打歌应该是周华健《其实不想走》******
【环球时报特约记者 陈立非】民进党去年“九合一”选举惨败后，岛内舆论都在催促改组行政部门，党内派系更是躁动不安。但一个多月过去了，台“行政院长”苏贞昌仍然赖着不下台，这激起了岛内舆论的愤慨。
台湾《联合报》3日称，蔡英文对改组行政部门尚未最后决定，最近征询党内意见，结果被视为蔡英文嫡系的民进党代理主席、高雄市长陈其迈突然出言“护苏”。他声称支持苏贞昌，因为行政部门稳定，政局才会稳定，“应在稳定中改组”。这番论调被民进党各派系解读为苏贞昌有机会留任，大部分人都表示担忧。有派系高层称，民进党日前通过的败选检讨报告被批没有反省，党内大部分意见都希望大幅改组行政部门，但苏贞昌至今不下台，民众可能再次用选票教训民进党。
苏贞昌3日回应称，在“沉默螺旋”效应下，陈其迈愿意站出来讲话让他备感温暖。他还称，蔡英文已表示会在“立法院”会期结束后报告改组状况，而他的任免是蔡的职权，“请大家尊重”。
国民党台北“立委”补选候选人王鸿薇3日谈到桃园传出的警匪枪战，嘲讽台湾好像从南到北都在拍警匪枪战电影，而前“内政部长”徐国勇下台后就无声无息，“苏贞昌还坐在位子上，应该给交代”。名嘴黄扬明称，苏贞昌在外界呼吁改组行政部门的声浪中，跨年夜在粉专推出了浓浓抖音风格的“注意看，这个男人太狠了”视频，尤其片尾的口号是“继续冲、继续拼”，“可见，苏贞昌仍期待继续率领行政团队，保住大位的动机显而易见”。他嘲讽说，苏贞昌的新年主打歌应该是周华健的《其实不想走》，“其实不想走，其实我想留，留下来陪你(蔡英文)每个春夏秋冬”。国民党台北市议员游淑慧直言，蔡英文以前是和苏贞昌合作压制新潮流系及其他派系，但现在蔡自己与英系都已跛脚，所以不是她要不要改组，而是她有没有能力换掉苏贞昌，要看苏自己想不想、要不要下台，他不要的话，蔡英文也没办法。名嘴张友骅对于苏贞昌说自己不眷恋权位讽刺道，从他之前选台北县长时说是最后一次，结果又接着选台北市长、新北市长，然后当“行政院长”，到现在谁还会相信他？
绿营内部看法不一。民进党“立委”陈亭妃直接开炮，“党的败选检讨报告出炉了，行政院的检讨报告呢？”“立委”高嘉瑜认为，行政部门应该“团进团出”。意思是一旦苏贞昌下台，整个团队应就地解散。美丽岛电子报董事长吴子嘉2日透露，他听到消息是只有苏贞昌压得住行政部门，所以不会换掉他，但“这是鬼话”。他认为，背后原因还是蔡英文和副手赖清德的权力斗争。去年“九合一”选举的结果显示蔡英文已经被民众惩罚，但她不接受跛脚的事实，因此不换苏贞昌，“若2月1日不换的话，就不会换了”。
“苏贞昌，够了吧！”资深媒体人李晴果以此为题撰文称，自“九合一”败选以来，民进党的所作所为让人完全感受不到这个政党有“痛定思痛、洗心革面”的决心，苏贞昌还撑在台上，官员也毫无反省，部分高官倨傲的态度令人难以置信。文章说，苏在政坛打滚了几十年，权力的滋味、从政的光环，也享受得够多了，如今75岁高龄，还在贪恋什么呢？“奉劝苏贞昌走人吧！如此死皮赖脸，更会拖垮民进党”。《联合报》3日发表社论称，因为苏贞昌接受蔡英文慰留，民进党第一时间已错失行政部门改组的时机。这些日子，不仅没改组、官员在“立法院”备询态度傲慢，而且民进党检讨报告被批避重就轻，一系列事件不断加深民众对民进党的负面印象，至今没有止血迹象。台北市第三选区“立委”补选1月8日投票，党内各派系都担心继“九合一”和嘉义市长选举之后“三连败”，接下来2024年台湾地区领导人选举和“立委”选举恐怕更不好过。文章提及曾准确预测“九合一”选举结果的日本学者小笠原直指慰留苏贞昌是失败决定，他更称，民进党“好像想假装败选没什么大不了”，“外国人都看得这么明白，台湾人会不懂吗？民进党还想骗谁？”
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.
