Surprise: Dems launch 2012 group funded by anonymous donors

A Democrat passes along a memo that Burton and Sweeney have released explaining why they created the groups:

Our groups were formed to answer the hundreds of millions of dollars Karl Rove and the Koch brothers have dedicated to spending in the 2012 election. In 2010, Republicans spent millions distorting the debate on important issues and running vicious, dishonest attack ads. This is an effort to level the playing field and not allow right-wing activists to hijack the political system. We are simply trying to give an equal voice to the American middle-class and supporting policies that reflect America’s core value of fairness.