It must be pretty frustrating for people wanting to do real science to be mixed up in this mess. Since the Stieg et. al 2009 still gets a prominent consideration in the zero draft at least, that tends to divert attention from the GMT that still has the Antarctic warming at a healthy clip. Since Al Gore visited the Antarctic recently, I would imagine that Antarctic cooling is probably accelerating 
I would be willing to bet a few quatloons, that if the Antarctic temperatures were correct, the GMT would be slightly negative for the past >17years. Anyone know how to get a hold of Harry?