| Previous Administration | Security | Earmark | Regulation[s] | Afghanistan |
| Strategy / Strategic | War | Win-win | China | Trust |
| Inherited | Education | 2008 BARACK OBAMA BINGO (free square) | Middle Class | Election |
| Mortgage | Bipartisan | Fannie / Freddie | Republicans | Health Care |
| Free market | Relief for working families | Accountable | Out of the loop | 9/11 |
| Out of the loop | Middle Class | Touch base | Homeowners | War |
| Crisis | Campaign | Loophole[s] | Signs of recovery | Fiscal restraint |
| Regulation[s] | Main Street | 2008 BARACK OBAMA BINGO (free square) | Taxes / Taxpayers / Tax Plan | Unprecedented |
| Strategy / Strategic | Administration | Empower (or empowerment) | Win-win | Change |
| Security | Earmark | Let me be clear | Infrastructure | Trust |