| War | Terrorists / Terrorism | Debt | Earmark | Economy / Economic |
| 9/11 | Previous Administration | China | $250,000 | Make no mistake |
| Fiscal restraint | Unprecedented | 2008 BARACK OBAMA BINGO (free square) | Benchmark | Job creation |
| Mortgage | Trust | Inherited | Relief for working families | Reform |
| Mindset | Fannie / Freddie | Loophole[s] | Republicans | Let me be clear |
| Let me be clear | 9/11 | Debt | Infrastructure | Accountable |
| Inherited | Fannie / Freddie | Crisis | Fiscal restraint | Optimistic / Optimisim |
| Security | Relief for working families | 2008 BARACK OBAMA BINGO (free square) | Republicans | Loophole[s] |
| Earmark | Strategic fit | American[s] | Reform | China |
| Strategy / Strategic | Senator / Senate | Election | Science | Win-win |