If I remember correctly, Baucus has a perfect cover for his vote and subsequent critique of the implementation ... he was drunk!! I remember distinctly that he was incoherent and an absolute embarrassment to the Democrats (if that is possible).
Max Baucus, author of Obamacare, admits he never read his own bill
According to Baucus, the idea of him reading a bill allocating nearly $1 trillion of federal funds is “a waste of time: