MonroeDNA had asserted a steady-state global temp for the past eight years.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1638148/posts?page=38#38
I figured perhaps that might be possible under some specific measurement scheme, though I'd have to see what that scheme entailed.
From what I can see, though, global temps ARE rising and the only remaining debate is about causes.
This claim is attributable to a recent inaccurate characterization from a source named Bob Carter.
A picture is worth a thousand words
Now, the only problem would be if an inconsiderate volcano like Merapi went big and cooled things off for a couple more years, confusing the ignoranti.
"From what I can see, though, global temps ARE rising and the only remaining debate is about causes."
From what I can see, though, is that the glaciers DID start melting at the end of the Pleistocene. And the only remaining debate is about causes.