NOW ON TO NH!

Leaving behind the below-freezing weather and the vinyl sheeting billboards, we take some time to salute some of the characters we came across in IA.

THE MEDIA

Fox News’ Carl Cameron lights up before going under the lights.

Examiner’s Patrick Gavin enjoys a different vice to get him through caucus night.

MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough enjoys some attention from fans, while David Schuster looks on adoringly, or perhaps jealously.

Tim Russert does his thing under the lights.

THE SURROGATES

David Axelrod walks victoriously into Obama’s victory party.

FOX waits on Mark Penn-- probably hoping Iowa isn’t a microtrend right about now.

Seconds, anyone? I point to Edwards’s senior advisor Joe Trippi .

THE WINNERS CIRCLE

Here’s one man with nothing to comb-over in IA.

Obama right before he peaces out to NH.

(NORA McALVANAH).