| Obama | Washington | Experience | Joe the Plumber | Israel |
| Senator / Senate | Normandy | Iran | Fannie / Freddie | Spending |
| Oversight | Securities and Exchange Commision / SEC | 2008 JOHN MCCAIN BINGO (free square) | Veterans | 9/11 |
| Walking the walk / Talking the talk | Arizona | Reform | Greed | Accountability |
| Transparency | Job[s] / Job Creation | Record[s] | Taxes / Taxpayers / Tax Plan | Waste |