Meh!
The President was correct for about 97% of policyholders. If all politicians were right 97% of the time, then I rather think we would live in a fairer society.
The President hasn't canceled any policies, the insurance companies have. Insurance companies cancel policies all the time, it's what they do. They cancel policies for marketing reasons, underwriting reasons, profit reasons.
The only policies affected are those written after the ACA became law, and the insurers knew they were selling policies that they would have to cancel. However, people had the coverage they had, while the policy was in effect. Now they can go get better cover, cheaper in most cases.
What I do not buy is the suggestion that any Democrat, liberal or progressive should tailor either their remarks or their policies based upon how the Republicans might react. The current Republicans are dishonest, craven and mendacious. Nothing they have to say is either relevant or to be trusted.
Everything the President says will be criticized, and if it is not said, the criticism will be for not saying it. Quite frankly, the argument that the President should be concerned at how Republicans will react is ridiculous.
I do think that sitting down with Chuck Todd was a mistake. He should have sat down with a journalist. He should have told that journalist that he is disgusted at the way insurance companies have used the last two years trying to extort every cent they could out of innocent Americans, by selling them junk that they knew they would have to cancel. He should have apologised to those citizens for being unable to prevent the insurance companies from ripping them off in this way, but at least the Affordable Care Act will be reining in their worst excesses from January.
An apology is only seen as "weak" by pathological liars who are unable to empathise. It takes more strength, more conviction, more humanity to apologise than it does to try to lie your way out of every situation.
It takes more morality and decency to be a Democrat, than it does to be a Republican. If that is weak, then I would probably struggle to fight my way out of a paper bag.