Bill O'Reilly here and I'm warming up.

Stand by for the O'Reilly Update Morning Edition.

On this Wednesday, immediate gratification.

America is embracing the concept enthusiastically.

We want what we want now.

That is a driver behind substance abuse. Alter your consciousness quickly. Obesity

as well. I want that soda and snack right away. Fully spending, reckless driving, lack of decorum,

all IG immediate gratification, stalwarts.

And then there's conflict.

We want it resolved immediately.

You see that with the press and Iran.

How long will this go on?

How many casualties? What's the outcome?

Of course, all of those questions are unanswerable at this point that tease off many American voters.

We are, generally speaking, a very soft nation, not as bad as Europe, but we Americans are addicted to immediate gratification.

The smartphone provides instant stimulation and outcomes.

Real life problems are set aside millions of hours wasted.

And in cyberspace, wasting time has become the national past time.

This is all front and center with the Iran situation, which will require discipline and perseverance to secure victory.

Is our nation up to it? Back in a moment.

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