Scott wrote in news:dsd45g$118$1
@news.doit.wisc.edu:

John Schutkeker wrote:
Still Republican cynics say there's no such thing as global warming.

Your statement would be more useful if you included more
information --- where was the January warmest? Eau Claire
WI? Wisconsin? The Midwestern US? The US? North
America? The northern Hemisphere?

It makes a difference when you're talking about _global_
warming.

That's right, the average surface temp of the US is a negligible
contributor to the surface of the whole planet. :-P