The kids are hating it Just two days into the campaign  which began in earnest the day before when Mitt Romney named Paul Ryan as his running mate on the Republican presidential ticket  Ryan’s kids and Romney’s grandkids — all at around 10 years old  all on stage behind the candidates — have the same dazed look that every kid gets after surviving a prolonged road trip: flushed cheeks  faces melting into forlorn expressions  deep slouches into the red  white and blue upholstered chairs made special by American Styles just for this occasion