THE QUINTESSENCE OF COSMIC JUSTICE. Chris Hayes, deputising for Rachel Maddow on Nation TV, did a segment on the octopus that has correctly predicted a number of soccer matches, in which he asked viewers to reflect on the oysters that were the octopus's real objective. In the same program, Ms Maddow filed her final report from Afghanistan, where, on a visit to the firing range, she demonstrated that she couldn't carry Sarah Palin's powderhorn.