One approach is to reflexively attack Republicans even when they are on the same side. Another is to consider this a rare moment of bipartisan comity; if Republicans see the light on open access, copyright reform and prosecutorial abuse on this, fantastic. There are times when Obama and the DOJ are wrong and the Republicans and Democrats in Congress are right. This is one of those times. After all, the US allied with Stalin to beat Hitler, sometimes you do what you gotta do.

Re: what Swartz would think, he wasn't exactly a fan of Obama's DOJ or drone strikes either.