>... However, I do not think there will be a world the next time we have a scheduled Presidential election...

Wow! That's quite a dim view of current events.

>Politicians know little and should be quiet.

No better political POV could ever be stated. Same could be said for the Hollywood "experts."

>When you get down to it with a dictatorship you have an advantage – you know what the bastard will do until he dies or is relieved from office.

With a dictator, "relieved from office" usually still means "dead".