Actually, in this case I don’t think it is political, just about money shakedowns. They have also filed suits against a lot of liberal sites including DU. One of their first suits was against the DNC.
“Bloggers already know of the association between Barack Obama, Michelle Obama and Steve Gibson. The latter’s Righthaven firm has launched a legal war on websites over alleged copyright infringement.
All three worked for Chicago Law firm Sidley Austin LLP, where Gibson and Michelle Obama coincidentally specialized in copyright-related “intellectual property” law for the firm.”
http://www.dailypaul.com/node/143767
It’s just bidness, Chicago style. Fogedaboudit.