There seems to be a bit of basic misunderstanding, or a poor choice of terminology being used in this thread.

Alot of people here are saying that the sun plays no role in global warming. This is incorrect. The sun is the source of, to first order, ALL the heat on the surface of the Earth.

The discussion is wether the change in temp is due to a change in solar flux, or a change in the heat flow at the Earth. Current thought is that the solar flux hasnt changed enough to explain the recent changes in temp.

I may be picking a nit, but hey, that's what nits are for