and those of us that are in the swamp are doing our very best for the american people but it's not pretty. >> actually, i live in an ivory tower in a swamp because i'm a gw. and it's not so bad. >> i yield back. >> gentleman neeyields back. ms. bass. >> thank you very much. i want to thank the witnesses and i don't believe the people's house is a swamp. president nixon was impeached for abuse of power because his conduct was quote, undertaken for his personal, political advantage and not in furtherance of any valid national policy objective. president garhart, why was it significant that president nixon acted for his personal, political advantage and not in furtherance of any valid national policy objective? >> it's primarily significant because acting on -- for his own personal benefit and not for the benefit of the country, he has crossed a line. the line is very clear.