The Daily Beast columnist doesn't hold back just because her father and Palin once hit the campaign trail together. In her book Dirty Sexy Politics, McCain describes how the Palin children's airtime took priority over her own during the 2008 presidential election. And recently McCain called Bristol Palin "ridiculous" for not voting in the midterm elections. "I guess it's only important for Bristol Palin to vote for Dancing With the Stars," she told Jay Leno.