Reply #53: Because he's willing to say things that he knows full well are going to be unpopular

[anigbrowl]

I made my decision when he made the comment last year about being willing to pursue bin Laden with or without the cooperation of the Pakistani government. This is also my view (I have a low opinion of Pervez Musharraf and Pakistan's intelligence service). He got roasted for it by everyone from Bush to the anti-war movement - possibly the only time they have ever agreed with the president - and yet Obama didn't back down or redefine or say he misspoke.

It would have been much easier to backpedal and say he meant making his case for military action at the UN or something. He didn't but instead stuck to his guns. And I thought, with guts like that he can't fail.