The morning after, I wanted to add this... one of the reasons why the fans were clamoring for the Pegasus was because of the glory of it all in the original series. You wanted the Pegasus to make it, you wanted them to come out alive. And I believe the character of Cain would have been MUCH more effective if she were the living legend, a person who's Galactica's personel would have loved and adored no matter what she did. How could you question her, its the great Cain! They blew it, they absolutely ruined everything the character and the ship was to fans.
And maybe its just me, but did anyone else get the feeling that there is alot more to the story of the Pegasus than we know yet? Personally, I'd wager Cain tucked tail and ran, it wasn't a matter of survival. I think she's a coward. She's covering something up.