First off, let's talk about leadership. For those who haven't noticed, BSG has walked a moral tightrope since day one. For the Colonial leadership, it could have been possible for the government and military to justify anything, because the stakes are the survival of the entire Human race. This was the path that Admiral Cain took: Horrible atrocities were committed under her leadership based on the belief that they were necessary to ensure the survival of Humanity.

In a democracy, we count on our leaders to make the decisions which are too tough for most of us to make. In the end, we usually persecute them for it, because we think that we, the layperson, could have somehow done a better job. You have to judge them on results. As Roslin said, they've kept everyone alive so far, people have to place their trust in that.

As for Gaeta, I can understand all the horrible events that have turned him bad. But you judge a person's true character not on how they react day-to-day, but what they choose to do when the chips are down.