You can tell who they are. Some are beginning to come around, however. Policy dissents aren't all that uncommon. But I'm not a dove. I'm just a kinder, gentler hawk.
Most dissents favor tightening.
The minutes show three such dissents in 1996 and three in 1997. They probably validated the press view that the FOMC is composed of one wise owl and at least 12 crazed hawks. I didn't fit the mold. I believe that during the recent disinflationary period, inflation declined not despite strong growth but largely because of it. Other things equal, more Q means a lower P .