Graduation is finally here for Fitzgerald van Haaren will follow next fall and the pair's ambitious plan hasn't exactly proceeded as expected.
Alas, the voters did not append any fine print, and Mr McConnell and his colleagues are already arguing over how, exactly, to proceed.
Some were also sketchy on the details of how exactly to proceed with a course that Republicans also pursued against the last Democratic president, Bill Clinton.
But as the Afghanistan assessment moves from a broad strategy review to a detailed and potentially contentious debate on how exactly to proceed, the two secretaries are expected to carry great weight as they begin to express specific advice.
Ultra-wealthy political donors: The president called for changes that would lessen the influence of money in politics "so that a handful of families or hidden interests can't bankroll our elections". But he was vague about how exactly to proceed.
Where he differed with his wife and doctors was in how, exactly, to proceed with his recovery.
In March 2013 Duncan Smith told parliament universal credit was "proceeding exactly in accordance with plans".
March 2013: Duncan Smith tells parliament UC "is proceeding exactly in accordance with plans".
At this point, in the spring of 2016, events are proceeding exactly how they want them to.
In short, DeVos appears to be proceeding exactly as an agency head should: give notice, take comments, and explain why a given policy is being adopted.
