老乘警最后一班岗：守护开往边城的列车安全******
(新春走基层)老乘警最后一班岗：守护开往边城的列车安全
中新网南宁1月11日电(胡宏 蒋雪林)K9303次是广西南宁开往边城靖西的公益性列车，覃业民是南宁铁路公安局南宁公安处乘警支队的民警，他已经守护这趟列车8年，1月10日即将退休的覃业民将迎来他从警以来的最后一班岗。
覃业民(中)在检查消防设施。 蒋雪林 摄地处云贵高原东南的广西靖西市与越南接壤，因风景秀美有着山水“小桂林”的美誉。过去由于交通不便，让许多游客望而却步。2016年1月南宁至靖西的K9303次列车开通，列车正常编组仅有6节车厢，全程283公里，运行3小时50分，停靠4个站点，正常票价仅需43.5元，最低票价仅9元，是游客们前往靖西、德保及沿线群众出行的主要交通工具。
覃业民在列车上和一名小朋友交流。 蒋雪林 摄“由于这趟车来往于广西南宁和边城靖西之间，经常有越南的旅客乘坐。我们服务外籍旅客，要细致，要让外籍旅客感到舒适安全。”覃业民说，要服务好外籍旅客，就要了解每位外籍乘客的目的地，到站要提醒外籍乘客下车。
覃业民在查看一名外籍旅客的护照。 蒋雪林 摄自列车开通运营以来，覃业民便是这趟列车的乘警。虽然列车开通时间不长，但是覃业民却是个经验丰富的老乘警，在他38年的从警生涯中有着近30年的值乘经验，先后值乘过南宁开往北京、成都等城市的多趟重点列车。“可以说，我的青春是在列车上度过的”覃业民说。
在广西靖西站，驻站民警黄中驮(左)向覃业民献花。 蒋雪林 摄列车就是一个缩小版的社会，形形色色的旅客在车厢内演绎着人生百态。30年间，覃业民值乘过许多列车，其中K9303的条件却是最为特殊的。由于列车票价亲民且直通边境，旅客客流受旅游淡旺季、务工返乡、学生放假等多重因素影响波动较大，而且旅客的人员成分相对复杂，对覃业民的工作带来了不小的压力。“只要上车精神时刻都是紧绷的”覃业民说。
覃业民手捧献花与列车合影留念。 蒋雪林 摄值乘列车以来，覃业民办过许许多多的大小案件，有找回拿错行李的小事，也曾帮助旅客找回丢失的小孩，查获过数千克的毒品大案。
覃业民在办理退乘手续。 蒋雪林 摄“这么些年，我最大的收获是工作被旅客肯定。”据覃业民回忆，前些年的一个春运，有一对夫妻带着孩子和很多行李坐车，当时人特别多，车厢里非常拥挤，夫妻两个人为了方便下车分别站在车厢的两头，双方都以为小孩在对方身边，直到下了火车两人碰面才发现小孩不见了。在车上的覃业民接到报警后立即在车厢内寻找，最后发现列车进站时小孩被锁在厕所里。当把孩子送到父母身边时，他们发自内心的感谢让覃业民至今记忆犹新。
支队领导向覃业民赠送象征着“一身警服、一生荣耀”的警礼服照片。 蒋雪林 摄1月10日是中国人民警察节，也是南宁铁路公安局南宁公安处乘警支队乘警覃业民从警30多年的最后一班岗。覃业民的青春年华都奉献在南来北往的列车上，守护成千上万旅客的旅途平安。当天下午5时，从靖西返回的列车安全停靠南宁车站，覃业民顺利完成值乘任务，也给自己的警察生涯画上了圆满的句号。
覃业民帮旅客将行李放到行李架上。 蒋雪林 摄南宁铁路公安局南宁公安处在车站为覃业民进行了简单的庆祝仪式，退乘后支队领导向他赠送了象征着“一身警服、一生荣耀”的警礼服照片，并为他多年默默坚守和无私奉献表示衷心的感谢。(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.
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