Hi Duane,
It is a pleasure to debate someone who views the debate as you do: viewing it as an intellectual exercise, and having the ability to recognize just how much we do agree on and how narrow the areas of disagreement really are. One person's well-informed choice often reflects circumstances that someone else can't account for.
Can you really think of any self-defense situations where time isn't sucn a big limiting factor?
For all of my advocating of the .45, I should point out that my present preferred carry gun is a Glock 26 9mm, and that more often than not my real "primary" is a North American Arms .380. The Cor-Bon in the Glock approaches the stopping power of a .357 magnum, so I am not worried about it doing its part if I do mine. A 4 to 4 1/4" barrel .45 with an officer-size grip is on my shopping list (I still go back and forth about whether I should get a Glock 30 instead), but will have to take a back seat to priority #1, which is something for my wife to carry. Haven't decided if the .45 must also take a back seat to a Rohrbaugh yet, and given how heavily I rely on pocket guns, it just may.
I can count on one hand the number of times per year I actually carry my full-size 1911 concealed.