As soon as they pass the trillion dollar boondoggle and the stupid Obama voters do not get any free stuff.
My pick is in about a year. February, 2010, after another brutal winter, another extension of unemployment, another rise in food stamp allotments, 12% unemployment, something in Afghanistan that is equivalent to Blackhawk Down and some botched handling of middle class protests over the ever-tightening communist noose.
I base this on my own history of being about 18 months ahead of the general masses in my likes/dislikes and general angst. I have been in survival and frugal mode since last April. I think that by the time winter returns, people will just be dreading it. By the time of the first thaw, next February, when folks see that they will be paying off the winter utility bills for at least another 6 months, plus whatever other surprises our rulers have in store for us, a lot of personal tipping points will have been passed.
The media will become a general joke as it pushes out PR that goes against what everyone is experiencing in reality. This isn’t a populace that takes easily to personal pain. Cold and broke is not a recipe for a happy electorate, especially if it is widespread and long term.