[tomxtr]

I consider myself right of center and sure there are politics involved as much as science, but most people recognize that the earth is warmer than it was a century ago.

Temperatures have only been recorded for what, the last 150 years or so. That's nothing compared to the age of the earth. With such a small subset of data, how can anyone predict what our climate will be like in 20+ years. No one can even tell you with 100% certainty if it will rain next week, or what the temperature will be. That's why its difficult for me to get worked up about global warming. I'm probably naive, though. That I know with some degree of certainty.