[Maceman]

Why would Obama get out there and threaten the court if he knew he won?

Well, if the decision goes Obama's way, it will make him look like he is so powerful that he was able to make the Supreme Court bow to his demands.

After all, everyone "knew" that the decision was going the other way until Obama stepped in to protect America from unprecedented judicial activism.

The press will talk about Obama's "clout," and what a strong and courageous leader he is to bring the court to its senses in such a commanding way.

[VanDeKoik]

This seems like a bit much just to engage in some sort of performance for the cameras.

[RavenLooneyToon]

They are getting nervous and desperate. Just like the boxer who is about to get KO’d, they start to smile and bluster.
They are not fighting for their political lives here, they are fighting to stay out of incarceration.
They are all guilty of treason,they know it, and they can't afford to loose or else they could be blind folded and shot.
If more and more people start to wake up to this communist coup d'etat, then anything could happen. This could get ugly to the point of historic and hysteric proportions.