[exDemMom]

The fact is that we can’t account for the lack of warming at the moment and it is a travesty that we can’t.

When the facts don't fit the hypothesis, it's time to revise the hypothesis.

[markomalley]

When the facts don't fit the hypothesis, it's time to revise the hypothesis.

Or in this case:

When the facts don't fit the hypothesis, it's time to revise the hypothesis facts.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

His complaint actually addressed the lack of reliable instrumentation. He thought that if we had enough of the right kind of sensors, they would confirm his AGW. He was referring to the energy budget of the earth. Ultimately, the amount energy radiated by the earth must equal incident solar energy plus any energy released by the earth, from nuclear reactions and chemical processes. This follows from the elementary physics, tying up the details and determining the equilibrium point is messy.