Ah, here we go: the reaction we predicted yesterday to Governor Paterson's suggestion that budget cuts might be headed our way is here.

Randi Weingarten, head of New York City’s public school teachers’ union, the United Federation of Teachers, warned that cutting financing midyear threatened chaos for districts that have already budgeted for the current school year.

“When you do something midyear, you destabilize the entire school system,” Ms. Weingarten said. “Budget cuts next year are bad enough. But at least you’ve planned for them.”

Because no matter how horrendous our schools are, no matter how dire the budget outlook, the correct answer is always this: spend more money on teachers salaries. So, have the attack ads been cut yet?