Give it a rest already. This run was the same as every run. It's running on speculation, based on the hint of upcoming news. It'll likely run again between now and September 7. Just because it's running on speculation doesn't change the underlying facts of this case.
Don't you think the timing is a bit off on your little theory? Love it or hate it, you need to make a REAL decision about your stance with WAMUQ and stick with it. Which one is it going to be?
To dgras ... with all due respect it wasn't a "viral rumor" but the culmination of some masterful DD-sleuthing (replete with Freedom of Information Act requests -- wow!!!) on the part of Boston at the Y board. He uncovered a critical fact that virtually no one else was aware of, and in doing so, he helped to put the whole transaction in a more proper perspective. The quality of what he uncovered was such that even The Wall Street Journal had to give him his props.