T-Minus 3 Days

You might have heard that there are these little things called the Iowa caucuses happening Thursday. And if you’re anything like this reporter was until about a month ago, you might have only the foggiest of ideas about what exactly a caucus is — and how it differs from the usual primary elections that most states (including North Carolina) employ. Not to worry: Iowa’s caucus quirks are explained in this story from Saturday’s Journal.

Now that that plug is out of the way, take a look at some of the other media coverage of the impending caucuses and the state of John Edwards, who seems to be peaking at just the right time. There was lots of good stuff over the weekend:

—McClatchy Newspapers: Edwards shuns “yes”-men; prefers being challenged by his own aides

—A.P.: Even millionaires face money crunch (especially if, like Edwards, they take public financing)

—Washington Post: But sometimes mere millionaires get help from mega-millionaires. Mega-millionaires named Mellon.

—WaPo take two: Edwards’ closing argument? “Fight. Fight. Fight. Fight.“

—And lastly, The Des Moines Register: The “electability” issue, as analyzed by David Yepsen, the guru of Iowa politics