First Michael Jackson dies, then Sarah Palin announces her resignation as governor of Alaska due to the moon being in the 7th house and Jupiter aligning with Mars, or some such nonsense.
Now, if only aliens would land on Earth and bugger a naked Dick Cheney in the middle of Disneyland, people will not only forget who Governor Sanford is or that he had an affair, they won't even remember Argentina is a country.
[Image blatantly stolen from the great and powerful TBOGG]