I know that at least one of the ZOTs the last couple of days was from class of 98. Maybe he lost a FRiend and just lost it himself.
I didn’t have much interaction with Randy Larsen, if at all. I don’t know his posting habits. What you mention is as likely as anything, I guess. Most of what’s been going down lately is the Paul and Romney bots. That’s to be expected, and will likely increase the closer we get to the primary cycle starting this week.
Let’s face it, we’re a target for all the nut cases out there that follow Paul. As for the Romney fans, most seem to have been fairly short timers who’ve likely been keeping a low profile. With the Iowa polling showing Paul, Santorum and Gingrich doing well, they may be getting a little edgy and are trying to rile things up.