[banter]

The suddenness, furtiveness, and scope of the announcement are extremely alarming. Indeed, where did the acclaimed surplus go?

Blaming the recent turndown in the economy for such a draconian and far-reaching move is illogical. Doctors splint and cast an injured arm; they don't amputate it. Similarly, even if the BC supplemental program is injured by a sour economy, that doesn't mean that BC administrators should abandon it for over a year. Something else is going on.

And as usual, it appears that the BC muckety-mucks are doing their best to prevent race fans from discovering the rest of the story.