“The quicker they fade, the better.”
They won’t fade - at least not much. Obama will end up in a house in or near Washington, D.C. http://people.com/home/photos-take-a-peek-inside-the-obama-familys-post-presidency-home/ Obama will NEVER do what Bush and all previous former presidents have done: He will never graciously leave the scene and give the new president a chance for at least 1 year or better yet for his entire first term.
He no longer has any use for his white masters; there is no reason for him to linger. His agenda is off the table for at least four years at this point, and now the media can feign impartiality and actually describe the horrible state of our economy.