I also agree with this. DC should have waited, but money drove their impatience. And Tomasi's return story for Damian is a good bit forgettable.
I'd have tried maybe to get Rucka to do Damian's return story. Big creative team, big story (not involving Darkseid probably), probably an Al Ghul story (but aims higher than Resurrection of Ra's).
I absolutely agree. I sort of begrudgingly accept Damian, but deep in my mind, don't really treat him or think of him as Batman's true or truest son (which are his Robins). I'd guess many fans agree with us, whether they voice it or not (since the point is moot and gets mooter (?) over time as Damian continues on as a character in various mediums).
I think I'd be louder about disliking the idea of Batman having a biological son if it wasn't Grant Morrison, a favorite writer of mine, who did the story in a run I love, or if Son of the Demon wasn't such an old and good Batman tale by Mike Barr (who I know personally and respect).