I cannot answer for everybody, but I know that I do everything in my power to get every jumpseater on that I can. I also treat every jumpseater with the utmost respect. As Evil Monkey said politics (merger, SLI, etc.) have no business being discussed. All that each person wants is to get from point A to B. I have not jumpsat in the cockpit on a RAH flight but I would expect the same treatment in return.