Activists gathered Thursday for day one of the Conservative Political Action Conference to cheer conservative entertainers, firebrands, and the vice president.

For all the conservative progress President Trump has made during his first 13 months in office, Vice President Mike Pence was correct in giving credit to CPAC’s attendees. “Because of all of you, because of the conservative majorities in Congress that you helped elect, and because of the strong leadership of the president you put in the White House, 2017 was the most consequential year in the history of the conservative movement,” Pence said. From tax reform to deregulation to Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch, there is indeed much to celebrate.