Founded in 1991, the Republican Liberty Caucus works to advance the principles of limited government, free markets and individual liberty within the Republican Party.

MSNBC is reporting that John McCain has picked Sarah Palin as his running mate. Palin, mother of five, is Alaska’s first female governor and the first woman to run on a Republican presidential ticket.

Governor Palin was not endorsed by the RLC in 2006, but is somewhat allied with libertarian Republicans in Alaska. The RLC recently endorsed her closely allied Lt. Governor, Sean Parnell, in his race against Don ‘Pork-barrel’ Young, a race in which the results are too close to call at this time.

McCain’s choice is an indicator that perhaps his campaign is interested in receiving votes from libertarian Republicans.

I could not think of a better Governor to choose, other than perhaps Mark Sanford of South Carolina. We’ll have to see how things play out.

A video of Sarah Palin addressing the liberty-oriented Alaskan Independence Party follows.

Several reasons I like Palin that don’t relate to her being a woman: She is decidedly independent yet consistently conservative, a Washington outsider, will appeal to middle and lower class voters, and her lack of experience may be beneficial in the long run (read: ‘professional politicians’ haven’t been doing a very good job).