“As someone pointed out upthread, he could have won bigtime and is NOW talking tough, so when the decision is announced, people will see it was Barry who straightened the court out.”
That certainly could be the case, but I tend to think the opposite is true. I believe he knows his signature piece of legislation is going down. When Obama has had a victory in the past, he certainly hasn’t acted like this: He didn’t get confrontational, but was arrogant and cocky.