The Benefits of Determination. Determination refers to a person's sense and firmness of purpose. It is a state of mind that keeps people going despite the challenges and obstacles that get in the way. Determination has brought to people success.
Starting in January 1987, Keating looked for help from what would become known as the Keating Five: Democratic U.S. Senators Alan Cranston of California, Dennis DeConcini of Arizona, John Glenn of Ohio, and Donald W. Riegle of Michigan, and Republican U.S. Senator John McCain of Arizona.
The other two, Republican McCain and Ohio Democrat John Glenn, who went on to win reelection, were cleared by the Senate Ethics Committee of serious offenses but were reprimanded for poor judgment in their contacts with Keating. The scandal would dog McCain in his failed bids for the White House in 2000 and 2008.