New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer and his running mate, state Senate Minority Leader David Paterson - who have been running together all of a month - are already having their first major political disagreement, according to the New York Sun:

A push by Eliot Spitzer's gubernatorial running mate, David Paterson, to restrict police officers from using deadly physical force in the line of fire has opened a rift between the Harlem state senator and the state attorney general.

Police groups will, undoubtedly, tell Spitzer that if he feels strongly enough about the issue he should fire Paterson from the ticket. Spitzer's key opponent for the Democratic nomination, Tom Suozzi, may also do the same. Then what?

If Spitzer and Paterson held different views on education reform, tax rates or transportation spending, a rift like this wouldn't be a big deal. But a law-and-order, life-and-death issue involving cops? This one's not going away unless Paterson shelves the proposal.