| Win-win | Education | Crisis | Back from the brink | Debt |
| At the end of the day | Accountable | Change | War | Homeowners |
| Out of the loop | Inherited | 2008 BARACK OBAMA BINGO (free square) | Fiscal restraint | Health Care |
| Terrorists / Terrorism | Optimistic / Optimisim | Earmark | Touch base | Economy / Economic |
| Security | Fannie / Freddie | Empower (or empowerment) | Regulation[s] | Republicans |