Sherrod Brown in International Herald Tribune Sherrod Brown, a newly elected Democratic senator from Ohio who serves on the banking committee, said, "While the economy is good for people at the top, it's not so good for a steelworker in Lorain, Ohio, or a small-business owner in Dayton."
Ted Strickland in Hamilton Journal News (subscription) I am the son of a steelworker, one of nine brothers and sisters. We didn't have much growing up, but we had each other,Strickland told a cheering crowd about 10:30 pm in his victory speech at a Columbus hotel.
Dan Rooney in Philadelphia Inquirer Dan Rooney, the longtime Steelers owner, said the coach resembled the team's mascot, "a rough, tough, brawny steelworker walking on an I-beam."