Global Warming? What Global Warming?

The Opinion page of the Daily Telegraph contains the following article:
There IS a problem with global warming... it stopped in 1998
By Bob Carter

the official temperature records of the Climate Research Unit at the University of East Anglia, that for the years 1998-2005 global average temperature did not increase (there was actually a slight decrease, though not at a rate that differs significantly from zero).

Hmm, 1998 they say. Two years before the Solar Maximum was predicted to occur. Wonder why Al Gore didn’t mention this the other day? I know what most college-based scientists researchers are looking for: grant $$$$. Pure and simple. A finding against the possibility of Global Warming means little or no $$$$ coming in.

I better get back up to the mountains to help cut firewood. If the temps aren’t going up, I’m gonna need a whole lot more than I got now when winter comes.

H/t to Instapundit, Glenn Reynolds for bring this to our attention.