What is notable in the selection of Sarah Palin to be the vice-Presidential candidate in US Elections 2008, is that she is a relatively lesser known politician. As presumptive Republican nominee John McCain puts it, Palin is the best person who can help him “fight the same old Washington politics of me first and country second.”

Presently serving as Governor of Alaska, Palin entered into politics fighting corruption and drafting ethical standards for politicians in her home state. A true Republican in principle, she can be easily located in the issue-directory of US elections 2008. Palin is anti-abortion (also termed pro-life), anti-same sex marriage, gun-rights conservative, and is in favor of drilling for oil especially in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife.

Once a mayor of a suburban region with just 9,000 inhabitants, Sarah Palin is likely to be snubbed by the Democrats for her lack of experience in foreign policy. In any case, John McCain surprised the electorate when he chose Sarah Palin on Friday, ending the hopes of other high-runners in the Republican camp like Tim Pawlenty, governor of Minnesota, and Mitt Romney, former governor of Massachusetts.