A congressman will visit our office tomorrow.  We have been tasked to clean everything up so it will be spotless for the high potentate and his aides-de-camp.  The purpose of the visit is to attract money (earmarks?) to help us in the development of our new technologies.  Hmmm…  So, I get to spiff up my office and kowtow to a (relatively minor) elected official for the purpose of attracting monies that will come from the taxes I get taken out of my paycheck.  This does not really seem like a great business model, but as long as MY company gets more of that money they YOUR company, I guess I am good.  Even if it does not work, at least I have a clean office for the first time in about two years.