| Inherited | At the end of the day | Senator / Senate | Optimistic / Optimisim | Out of the loop |
| Economy / Economic | Wall Street | Middle Class | Spread the wealth | Trust |
| Fiscal restraint | Benchmark | 2008 BARACK OBAMA BINGO (free square) | Crisis | War |
| Earmark | Previous Administration | Bottom up | Mortgage | Retirement |
| Loophole[s] | Unprecedented | Change | Look | Taxes / Taxpayers / Tax Plan |
| Back from the brink | Election | Bottom up | $250,000 | Benchmark |
| Empower (or empowerment) | Change | Security | Campaign | 9/11 |
| Spread the wealth | Optimistic / Optimisim | 2008 BARACK OBAMA BINGO (free square) | Strategic fit | Unprecedented |
| Trust | Job creation | Strategy / Strategic | [Alternative] Energy | Education |
| Bipartisan | Look | Inherited | Republicans | At the end of the day |