It has been said that when opportunities are found, fortunes are made and/or the course of events can change. Some people are great at finding opportunities in any given situation — and that’s not always a good thing.When I think of Eric Cantor (US Representative from Virginia and House Majority Leader), this word comes to mind:
op·por·tun·ist (pr-tnst, -ty-)- A person who takes immediate advantage, often unethically, of any circumstance of possible benefit
- A person who places expediency above principle
- A person who adapts his actions, responses, etc.,