The GOP’s attempt to distract from the bigoted Puerto Rico comments is transparent. After comedian Tony Hinchcliffe’s revolting and bigoted jokes about Puerto Ricans and other ethnic minorities at Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally, Republicans have been desperate to find a way out of their defensive crouch. In a tortured attempt to turn the page, they’ve seized on an awkward gaffe President Joe Biden made as he criticized Hinchcliffe. But there’s nothing comparable about Hinchcliffe’s and