Long Island has been victimized by falsehoods and misrepresentations of anti-nuclear zealots and opportunistic politicians.

The story is also shaped by interest groups and by opportunistic politicians who never miss a chance to pile on when they see someone in trouble.

"Panic fueled by opportunistic politicians and investment firms poses the only serious threat to the program."

Television violence is a no-lose cause for opportunistic politicians.

Allowing wealthy, opportunistic politicians to overturn fair elections when politicians fall out of favor with the public is unhealthy.

Some opportunistic politicians have blamed the state's strict clean-air rules, which they say deterred construction of new power plants and shut older ones down.

Many foreign observers discount the opposition as mostly rich or middle class, a coup-prone coalition of opportunistic politicians.

He was regarded by his contemporaries as a rather opportunistic politician eager for an opportunity to become prime minister.

"But what it really does," he said, "is it removes opportunistic politicians like Governor Wilson from immigration policy."