After reading the first half of this book, I am more interested in politics and am really enjoying reading this book about the misfit "daughter-of" who just can't seem to fit in with the other daughter's of presidents.  This book portrays the life of Meghan McCain on the campaign trail in 2008. This book is not only entertaining, but it also informative of just how stressful being on a campaign trail can be with regards to inadequate funding, harassing media, and the occasional failure during the primaries and presidential election.  I think Meghan in Dirty Sexy Politics is trying to convince people that, even though Republicans can sometimes come of as "rich men who have no concern for the poor" or "ruthless politicians who will do anything to get ahead", that John McCain was just a regular dad who loved his daughters and was interested in what the people had to say.  Meghan talks about "dirty politics" and how sometimes each party does it. She told of a time that she went around pulling up signs for Mitt Romney and putting them in the trunk of her car (she eventually stopped when a man got out of his car and threatened to call the police).  She also tells how frustrating it was for their family when the Bush Administration sent out fliers before the South Carolina primary spreading falsehoods.  The fliers said ridiculous things like calling Mrs. McCain a drug addict and saying that one of the adopted McCain daughters was a "negro child".  The overall message I get from this book is that many people spend their life waiting to tear famous people apart and that as someone famous, you can't let that get to you. You have to live your life like you would, and not be selfish by drawing unnecessary attention to your self. Meghan's role on the campaign is to wright in her blog and be a charming young lady. She is much more free spirited than the other daughters-of and sometimes it gets her in trouble.  I think that she is a young woman who is still learning how to act in an interview, but she is also receiving enormous amounts of criticism. She is surprisingly very intelligent when it comes to politics and I have to wonder, as I read on, will she ever get the credit she deserves.