John at Discriminations posts a transcript from last Sunday's Meet the Press, where the host, Tim Russert, interviews the House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Bill Thomas on the issue of adjusting Social Security payments on the basis of race and gender.

RUSSERT: "A gender adjustment--what does that mean?"

REP. THOMAS: We also need to examine, frankly, Tim, the question of race in terms of how many years of retirement do you get based upon your race? And you ought not to just leave gender off the table because that would be a factor.

RUSSERT: Do you think Congress, Mr. Chairman, would accept any formula that said that people would be treated differently because of their gender or their race?

OK, I checked the calendar and it's not April 1st. So what planet is Russert really from and do you think he might be in the market for a bridge that I'm selling?