WHY THE PRESSING NEED TO FLY BACK TO ALASKA

Sarah Plain waited hours and hours to get to a hospital after she felt her water break. Why would one wait that long? Here's the only answer we have right now, from LexisNexis:

Anchorage Daily News (Alaska)
April 22, 2008 Tuesday
FINAL EDITION
Palin baby has Down syndrome;
FAMILY FEELS BLESSED: Back at work already, governor says she wasn't in labor in Texas.

BYLINE: By LISA DEMER ldemer@adn.com
SECTION: MAIN; Pg. A1
LENGTH: 1123 words

Baldwin-Johnson said she had to induce labor, and the baby didn't come until 6:30 a.m. Friday.

"It was smooth. It was relatively easy," Palin said. "In fact it was the easiest of all," probably because Trig was small, at 6 pounds, 2 ounces.

Palin said she wanted him born in Alaska but wouldn't have risked anyone's health to make that happen.

"You can't have a fish picker from Texas," said Todd.