Well, Doug, McCain did seem to indicate that, though he'd sooner have won himself, he saw the fact that Americans felt able to elect a black candidate as president as something to rejoice in.

Listen once again to that gracious concession speech McCain made after his defeat, or read it here:

... America today is a world away from the cruel and prideful bigotry of that time. There is no better evidence of this than the election of an African American to the presidency of the United States....Senator Obama has achieved a great thing for himself and for his country. I applaud him for it...