OFFTOPIC, or at least not a cranky post :-)
I have been thinking about this a little bit and would suggest opening up the covers around the ignition switch assembly and taking a look at the shot- pin that locks the ignition via the solenoid. That assembly can be seen / modified without taking the entire ass'y apart and would be an easier first step in diagnosis I believe. Plus, you will have to take all of that same stuff apart to actually remove the ign. ass'y anyway so no extra labor. It is possible that the shot pin broke or froze, or that there is some piece of debris in the shot- pin hole that is not allowing the cylinder to rotate.
There is a very good video on YouTube about how to access that solenoid. What the author is documenting is incorrect, that it is actually a solenoid failure that causes the dreaded KiPass stuck activation switch but just ignore the words and use the video for instruction on how to get at it and they you can visually verify whether it is working or now.
Now back to your regularly scheduled slug- fest. :-)
Brian
P.S. To BrianK: Rich is really harmless, just grouchy like that alien in Men In Black. And you are not really the target- there IS NO target, Rich is just being cranky and your thread was available. He is not a bad guy in person, or on- line about 2/3 of the time..... just take him with a shaker full of grains of salt.