The new CEO of Politico is a long-time donor to Democrats, including former President Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton, and key liberal causes.

Patrick Steel of FBR & Co., an Arlington, Va., investment bank, gave a total of $64,850 to Democrats and their causes, according to the Center for Responsive Politics and an analysis from Andrew Mullins of the Media Research Center.



The former Bill Clinton aide and fundraiser for Hillary Clinton has given nothing to Republicans.



The donations are already drawing sneers from Republicans who feel Politico is biased against them.

The donations from the investment banker are a Who's Who list of liberals. They include:

— Barack Obama.

— Hillary Clinton.

— John Edwards.

— Al Gore.

— Sen. Chuck Schumer.

— ActBlue.

— Democratic National Committee.

Paul Bedard, the Washington Examiner's "Washington Secrets" columnist, can be contacted at pbedard@washingtonexaminer.com