Comments on “To Tell The Truth: Will the Real Global Average Temperature Trend Please Rise?

I appreciate the detailed write-up that Basil Copelanddid for Anthony Watts’ “Watts Up With That” over the last several days.  However, I think the temperature data is being dangerously over analyzed.  I must agree with Christopher Monckton, as reported here, when considering the recent low tempertures:
“… for goodness sake the one thing we mustn’t do [...]