WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An empty seat will symbolize losses from the Sept. 11 attacks when President Bush's delivers his State of the Union speech before Congress on Tuesday night.

The empty seat will be two rows behind first lady Laura Bush in the House of Representatives chamber where Bush gives his annual address.

The seat "symbolizes the empty place many Americans will always have at their tables and in their lives because of the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001," the White House said. (full story)

Ok, that's all nice and good.

Unfortunately, that chair also could symbolize Bush's inability to find Bin Laden, the man behind that terrible day. And is Bush going to mention him? Hey, it's been more than 15 months since "wanted dead or alive".

Actually, I really objectively don't care much about finding Bin Laden specifically. However, I do know what Bush said, and I'm not going to pretend it went down the memory hole.