For too long America has not had a great American female role model to which young girls can aspire to emulate. During the past ten years, Hollywood's version of the good next door was a real life incarnation of the Bratz dolls: Britney, Paris and a slew of other chain smoking, anorexic, starlets who were more likely to show up on the police blotter than deliver a great commencement speech. Today's girls next door are not the wholesome American girl that reflects our nation's ideals, instead they are a realtiy show on E and have to date an 85 year old man in order to get famous.

But now, thanks to the Maverick pick of John McCain, Sarah Palin is riding to the rescue of popular culture, offering America's daughters a true role model who is confident, cool and Conservative. Someone who is as good looking as any of the vapid stick figures in Hollywood, yet has real substance and charisma.

She is the 21st Century, female version of John Wayne--pro American, good person, who can get the job done.

Now, fathers everywhere, whether liberal or conservative, have a national figure who will set a great example for the youth of America. She personifies Girl Power and is the antithesis of the type of woman put forward by Hollywood as a Star. She is the opposite of the urbane sophisticated character of Carrie Bradshaw who Hollywood wanted to be the role model for America's young women.

Liberals are going to despise Palin because she has done it her way. Liberal women had their hopes dashed when Obama retreated in fear and picked Biden over Hillary. Now, a Maverick has ridden to the rescue of the feminist cause, picking a woman who is going to bust through the glass ceiling and enter the White House as Vice President.

Sarah is the anti-Carrie Bradshaw. A devoted family woman who finds happiness through marriage and family and spends time serving the public not a self-centered, lonely woman who finds superficial happiness thru fancy shoes and snarky comments. Women like Carrie Bradshaw read the Rules, Sarah Palin makes the rules.

Her life isn't spent on an endless quest to find meaning and happiness through a string of shallow relationships. Sarah Palin found happiness through achievement, monogamy, and being true to herself and her Conservative beliefs!

What a welcome change for American pop culture. In all the great moves made by John McCain, this is the one that will have the most staying power because he has picked a woman who is going to fundamentally improve the American culture. I am a conservative today because of Ronald Reagan. MIllions of girls will be conservatives in twenty years because of Sarah Palin. This pick doesn't change only the election, it changes the path of our popular culture. Instead of moving down the path towards more coarseness and vulgarity in our society, Palin will light the culture's way to one based more upon respect and American ideals.

For too long our popular culture has failed to live up to our national character. Now, we have a chance to bring our culture back in line with our national character.

Liberal writers control Hollywood and they have created the perfect template for a female President in their minds. But now, that template has been come to life in the form of a Conservative. That is why the convention is so excited. That is why our base is fired up. Because we know Sarah's selection will transcend this election and will change the direction of our culture.

This can also be found on my blog at: http://nitwildcard.typepad.com/rclightning/

Thanks, RCL