McClane wouldn't be able to bring himself back from death, nobody can, it's physically impossible ... *flips bird at Lou*  
I can't remember off the top of my head how Jack ended up in terrorist hands, no doubt distracted and then pounced on from behind - and McClane's been in the same situation, so nyah-nah!
From Wikipedia:
After completing his schooling, and after joining the U.S. Army and tuning his skills as a soldier, he was asked to join the U.S. Army's elite special forces unit Delta Force, was offered a membership to the elite army brigade "Coral Snake", and worked as a Los Angeles Police Department SWAT team member. It is also known that Bauer did work for the CIA before being seconded to the Counter Terrorist Unit. While at CTU, he was the Team Leader for an action known as Operation Proteus and the Section Captain during the incident of the Hotel Los Angeles attack[3]. He later uncovered evidence that three CTU agents were taking bribes. Jack gained a reputation as a whistleblower and lost favor with the CTU hierarchy[4].
Jack's service at CTU and in various prior jobs has given him many relevant survival skills. He is an expert shooter and is competent in hand to hand combat. He is also a capable pilot (both airplanes and helicopters). On many occasions, he has demonstrated that he is a ruthless and efficient interrogator of suspected terrorists, relying on his knowledge and experience of human psychology (and anatomy), and has also shown remarkable ability at resisting torture when subjected to it himself. However, he also utilizes such information to help those who are wounded or victimized by the days' events.
The dude even speaks Spanish, Russian and understands Serbian ... and he understands Los Angeles lingo too! 
He appears to be entirely utilitarian and consequentialist in his moral thinking: when innocent lives are in danger he behaves as though obtaining a desired result is more important than how he obtains it, and he frequently performs controversial actions if he thinks they will achieve an important goal. His philosophy was perhaps best expressed after he shot and beheaded with a hacksaw a witness in front of George Mason, then-CTU Special Agent in Charge.
The dude even executed the head of CTU in season 3 at the request of the terrorists, it was the only thing left to do. He tried his utmost to save the guy, but there was no saving him, he had to kill his own collegue (and has had to do the same thing, under different circumstances, in the latest season)...the guy is the king at making ruthlessly tough decisions to get the job done - THAT is absolutely badass...it's the definition, mate. 
Alternatively, he doesn't sacrifice innocent lives to achieve a goal, as seen in season 5 where he manages to save almost all of a shopping mall full of people from nerve gas, he goes against his orders and takes out the terrorists himself, and even gives his gas mask to a little girl whom he then rescues and revives.
He has absolutely no fear of death - again, definition of badass.
McClane is cool-as, but Bauer is blatantly the ultimate badass - it's "The Jack Bauer Power Hour"!!!
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Originally Posted by bassman311
What the hell are all of you huffin' tonight?
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