def responseXml = post( body: postBody )

            println "Response Body: ${responseXml.text}"
        // nothing
            println "Response: ${responseXml}"
        //Response: 53051001id.successPASSresult.matchID LocatedWhen did .. etc...
        //  this is essentially the XML response, but with no tags
            println "Response.response: ${responseXml.response}"
        // nothing

            assert responseXml instanceof groovy.util.slurpersupport.NodeChild
        // true

            responseXml.response.questions.question.each { println "Question: ${it.prompt}"
        // nothing.. this is the proper node hierarchy

            def output = new StreamingMarkupBuilder().bind { mkp.yield responseXml }
            println output as String
        // outputs the XML as originally received, with tags

// why can't I parse it???

            println "Response Type: ${responseXml.class.type.name}"
        // nothing
            println "Response Type: ${responseXml.type}"
        // nothing
            println "Response Type: ${responseXml.type.name}"
        // nothing
            println "Response Type: ${responseXml.class.type.name}"
        // nothing
            println "Response Type: ${responseXml.class}"
        // nothing
        // ... for gods sake how do i just get the type?
}