Is it really that much of a jump? Bruce has been sanctioning others vigilantism as long as it's under his watch at least since he decided to turn Dick into the Boy Wonder. Then add Batgirl and the Outsiders. You might not like the idea, but it's not as if Morrison is just making it up. He's just expanding it.
Personally, I think it's making a mess bigger in that regard.
Although, I was never really against the whole Outsiders idea, but I always thought it should be implemented as a means to Batman's end and not just another superhero team that's competing with JLA's sales.
Suppose Batman has a bigger than average problem on the other side of the world that affects Gotham and the most tennable option is to use his own control group to handle it rather than the JLA. That's basically what I feel The Outsiders should have been. This is opposed to just another vigilante union with slightly darker characters than usual.
