| [Alternative] Energy | Security | Make no mistake | Free market | At the end of the day |
| Debt | Look | Taxes / Taxpayers / Tax Plan | Win-win | Main Street |
| Crisis | China | 2008 BARACK OBAMA BINGO (free square) | Strategic fit | Republicans |
| Signs of recovery | Spread the wealth | Science | Bipartisan | Afghanistan |
| Change | Touch base | Earmark | Empower (or empowerment) | Relief for working families |