国际英语资讯:Commentary: Govt shutdown exposes chronic flaw in U.S. political system
<p><span word="BEIJING">BEIJING</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 21-- <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="loves">loves</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="brand">brand</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="shining">shining</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hill">hill</span>", <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="shutdown">shutdown</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="democracy">democracy</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="exposed">exposed</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="chronic">chronic</span> <span word="flaws">flaws</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="shutdown">shutdown</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> 25 <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="product">product</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Democrats">Democrats</span>.</p><p><span word="What">What</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="ironic">ironic</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="anniversary">anniversary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="presidency">presidency</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="slap">slap</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="leadership">leadership</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>.</p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="GOP">GOP</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="revenge">revenge</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span>. <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="victory">victory</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="controversial">controversial</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="reform">reform</span> <span word="package">package</span> <span word="introducing">introducing</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="cuts">cuts</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="critics">critics</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="richer">richer</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="backtracked">backtracked</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="notable">notable</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="predecessor">predecessor</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="place">place</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Trans">Trans</span>-<span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="Partnership">Partnership</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Paris">Paris</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="accord">accord</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="legacy">legacy</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="survived">survived</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="transfer">transfer</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="power">power</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spirit">spirit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="noncooperation">noncooperation</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="lines">lines</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="shut">shut</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="locked">locked</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="healthcare">healthcare</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2013.</p><p><span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="lockdown">lockdown</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="underway">underway</span> <span word="again">again</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="parties">parties</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="usual">usual</span> <span word="busy">busy</span> <span word="accusing">accusing</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="job">job</span>.</p>
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