He had plenty of time for it, because the taxi he was driving was inert, hemmed in from all sides by London's formidable midmorning gridlock.
In his winning speech, he declared the prize "ours" and he stands by his admiration for his five "formidable" contenders this morning.
He gave a plug to Hillary on ABC News last night, calling her a "formidable candidate," even under pressure, who "understands the klieg lights".
He reached that number of victories Wednesday night during the Big East tournament but stalled last night after formidable Notre Dame wore down the Red Storm, 83-63.
The former Wawffactor (the Welsh equivalent of Pop Idol) contestant possesses a formidable screech, and tonight her brief seven-song set, all from her deliriously successful debut album Rockferry, slipped by unobjectionably.
But while the guestbook was formidable on Friday night, it was a footnote to what Miguel was really up to.
Later in the afternoon Formidable launched a second strike, and at 15:10 one of her Swordfish hit Vittorio Veneto on her port side, aft.
During the morning, Formidable flew off a fighter sweep of a dozen Corsairs followed an hour later by Avengers that attacked Matsushima Air Field.
They also provided formidable support to the evening's soloist, Denis Matsuev, who delivered an exceptional account, in terms of power and brilliance, of Liszt's Piano Concerto No 2. Technically commanding, he maintained beauty of tone whatever the force employed or the speed with which virtuoso passages were attacked.
Rusch was formidable the first three innings last night.
