| Inherited | Education | $250,000 | Fannie / Freddie | Election |
| Bipartisan | Previous Administration | Republicans | Trust | 9/11 |
| Strategy / Strategic | Afghanistan | 2008 BARACK OBAMA BINGO (free square) | Homeowners | Back from the brink |
| Campaign | Climate Change | Security | Relief for working families | At the end of the day |
| Senator / Senate | Change | Spread the wealth | Earmark | Strategic fit |
| Signs of recovery | Spread the wealth | Retirement | China | Unprecedented |
| Fiscal restraint | Main Street | Crisis | Debt | Infrastructure |
| Touch base | War | 2008 BARACK OBAMA BINGO (free square) | Strategy / Strategic | Reform |
| Free market | Look | Economy / Economic | Senator / Senate | Bottom up |
| Terrorists / Terrorism | [Alternative] Energy | Job creation | Middle Class | Earmark |