Using the tired, worn and much overused -- especially in the Clinton era -- liberal Democratic mantra of telling a lie enough times so as to make people start believing it, U. S. Attorney General Eric Holder wrote in a letter to congressional leaders Friday, October 7, 2011, "I have no recollection of knowing about 'Fast and Furious' or of hearing its name prior to the public controversy about it. Prior to early 2011, I certainly never knew about the tactics employed in the operation."