Attorney General Eliot Spitzer and Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi haven't yet debated in person, but the email debate is continuing apace.

This morning, Spitzer delivered a speech on New York City's long-term transportation planning, saying:

After decades of delay, we will have completed the first segment of the Second Avenue Subway - from 63rd Street to 96th Street - and the Long Island Railroad East Side Access project with its vital Mainline Corridor Improvements, otherwise known as the "Third Track...

But parochial interests in the New York State Senate currently are blocking a decision on the Third Track. Too many timid political leaders are engaging in classic avoidance behavior by saying "let's postpone the decision for another day." I say, let's resolve this now, so we don't wind up spending $7 billion and find out we've gotten very little for our investment. I'm also confident that we can minimize impact to residential and commercial property as the project proceeds.

Suozzi's camp just issued a press release with his response:

"Eliot is completely oblivious to what the actual process is. He said in today's newspaper that the New York State Senate is holding up the third track because they want to see a quality-of-life study," said Suozzi. "There is a normal procedure, known as the Draft Environmental Impact Statement, that you must go through before you can do a major transportation project like the third track. It requires a one-and-a-half to two-year process. Nobody is delaying the process, they're just watching out for the concerns of the residents."

Suozzi says he favors the track, but doesn't want to condemn private property to develop it.