Well, it looks like the day for drinking copious amounts of beer has come just in time: 75 percent of Americans believe our economy is in a recession. As a result, the economy has now eclipsed the Iraq war as the most important issue on American minds.

Awesome. Bottoms up!

(For other, more cheery St. Patty’s Day news, check out USA Today, which brings you “all the green-related news that’s fit to blog.”)