Every 8 years, we have a new party in the WH.  It's been that way all of my life, with a hiccup or two along the way.  It keeps the democracy dynamic.  

After 8 years of economic stagnation, we can look forward to a period of strong growth.  But first, I think we'll have a recession in 2017 or 2018.  We're overdue for such a correction, which historically occured every 7 to 10 years since post WWII.