>I am puzzled by this. The CIA is enourmously powerful. Are they so sure the CIA has nothing on Obama that would badly damage him, or that they can prevent its disclosure?<
I honestly don’t know. I would think that something would have been done by now. I would also think that the CIA MUST have something that they can use.
Consider the opinion of the average American, on the subject of the CIA, over the last 20 years.
Compare that to the opinion of many, today.
I would say that OBAMA is the 'something' the CIA is using to improve their image.