The man in the hot seat,
Telstra’s Phil Burgess, has a very interesting background. He is the
right-wing intellectual from central casting – glowing columns about
Newt Gingrich and Rush Limbaugh, snarling columns about the Clintons,
and photos of him with GW Bush! He has recently been CEO of a
right-wing think tank called the “Annapolis Institute” (see their
website here), and
appears to have spent most of his career in academia with his stint at
US West Qwest appearing to be his most significant private sector job.

His
weekly right-wing columns for a Denver newspaper make interesting
reading. He has little time for Government regulation or protection of
special interests. I am sure after a bit of reading you should be able
to find some interesting quotes for Crikey readers, Telstra
shareholders and the National Party.