I just finished watching it on CSPAN this morning as I fell asleep before the debate began. Have to say I agree with what you said.
I'm one of those folks with one foot on the "Cain train" but I have to say Newt won hands-down. It's clear though that Cain wasn't intimidated by Gingrich, and that Cain needs some "political seasoning" to be ready to be President.
A Gingrich/Cain ticket is something I could support.
There are other combinations too (none of which include Romney or Paul) as I'm pretty much in the "Anyone but Obama" camp.
Not with Gingrich on top...Cain is the better person on top of the ticket. While Newt showed his command of the issues last night, Cain had his fair share of cheers and laughter and standing ovations from the crowd. He isn’t as polished as Newt, but the two things I noticed was Newt constantly complimenting Cain (like he wanted to be his VP) and Cain’s ability to connect with ordinary people.