| Precondition | Surge | Taxes / Taxpayers / Tax Plan | Troops | Washington |
| Joe the Plumber | 9/11 | Iraq | Iran | Oversight |
| Waste | [Ronald] Reagan | 2008 JOHN MCCAIN BINGO (free square) | Maverick | Walking the walk / Talking the talk |
| Israel | Earmark | Job[s] / Job Creation | Securities and Exchange Commision / SEC | Record[s] |
| Experience | American[s] | Reform | Arizona | Oil / Gas |