No words in this post about the latest McCain lies, Palin idiocy, or Republican sex criminal. It’s time to dwell on good news.

Frist, the Public Policy Poll of likely voters in Colorado has movement for Obama from a virtual dead heat a couple weeks ago to Obama breaking the 50% barrier. Yeah, in the swing state of Colorado the polling has it 51-44 for Obama in Colorado. The poll cites higher negatives for Sarah Palin. I’m guessing “it was the economy, stupid.” The polling also shows both Tom and Mark Udall up in Colorado and New Mexico Seante racesw by a long distance.

The latest Washington Post poll also shows a breakthrough for Obama. This time the sinking economy gets the credit for the Obama lead widening beyond the statistical dead heat the race has been in for a long time. Here’s the WaPo:

More voters trust Obama to deal with the economy, and he currently has a big edge as the candidate who is more in tune with the economic problems Americans now face. He also has a double-digit advantage on handling the current problems on Wall Street, and as a result, there has been a rise in his overall support. The poll found that, among likely voters, Obama now leads McCain by 52 percent to 43 percent. Two weeks ago, in the days immediately following the Republican National Convention, the race was essentially even, with McCain at 49 percent and Obama at 47 percent.

As a point of comparison, neither of the last two Democratic nominees — John F. Kerry in 2004 or Al Gore in 2000 — recorded support above 50 percent in a pre-election poll by the Post and ABC News.

One warning. The poll shows people cool to the huge bailout proposed by the Bush Administration. Obama needs to take some care. Heck, he needs to treat Paulson and his magic cure as if, well, it were a Nigerian scam of some sort.

Anyway, the polls are blooming sweetly today. Enjoy your hump day and bask in it while you can. The Republicans will likely turn out with something ugly soon to temper the optimism, but I’ll be headed to work whistling.