Bowing to the demands of the American people, U.S. officials sped up instant gratification yesterday, making wish fulfillment more immediate than ever before. 'Although gratification has been instant ever since the early '70s in this country,' said William Lawson, chair of the National Gratification Investigatory Committee, 'many Americans were still complaining it just wasn't fast enough.' According to Lawson, from now on, gratification will actually be faster than instantaneous, occuring some .002 milliseconds before desire is even felt. 