Reply #7: I hope you're wrong. Another possibility is that this suggests that they WON'T object to much of it

[spooky3]

Since states and employers are spending a lot of money preparing to comply (allegedly), which would be lost if the SC declared it unconstitutional, and every day that certain people aren't covered, they could potentially be put in life-and-death situations, one could interpret this as suggesting that, if the SC saw that the law, or most of it, was objectionable, they would want to intervene as quickly as possible.

I think the most reasonable interpretation is that they just don't see justification for using an exceptional process in this instance, and they want the wheels to turn as usual, through the usual appeals process.