Believe it or not, Joseph Kabila, over in the Congo, is term-limited. Technically speaking. Constitutionally speaking. He is supposed to serve (“serve”) two terms only. And his second term expires at the end of this year.

So, will he go?

The other day, he was reported as saying, “From the airport road I heard the crowd say that I should stay in power longer. Know that we are in a democracy and that means we are going to organize democratic elections in this country.”

It’s amazing how many politicians, the world over, hear the crowd from the airport road saying, “Stay, stay …”

Fun fact: In 1961, Papa Doc Duvalier staged a referendum on his rule. (“Staged” is the word.) He was asking for six more years. He won: 1,320,748 votes to zero. The victor, humble, commented, “I accept the people’s will. As a revolutionary, I have no right to disregard the will of the people.”

Of course not.