For many reasons, I am so sorry I missed Charles last night at the AEI prom. I loved John Howard last year. But last year’s AEI dinner was the best night I ever spent at the Reagan Hilton: It was my last dinner with Peter Rodman. I was fortunate enough to be sitting at Peter and Veronique’s table. And for that reason I am fairly confident that I had the best night of anyone there, one I will always treasure.