Rep. Jack Kingston, R-GA, withstood the pressure from his colleagues to go along, and instead cast the lone "nay" vote on House Resolution 39.

The resolution in question was to commend the University of Florida football team on its BCS Championship victory. Kingston is a loyal University of Georgia alumnus (1978, economics). Kingston explained his vote to the UGA student newspaper The Red and Black:

"I thought that with all the serious issues facing our country such as Iraq and terrorism, voting on Florida seemed kind of silly; but if we're going to vote on silly stuff, I might as well remind people there are a few Bulldog fans in Congress," Kingston said.