Success! Well, sort of. First I'll explain my setup. Im using a Dell Inspiron 9100 "notebook," so it has the usual touch-pad and ball that most laptops have. I was, however, using a wireless Microsoft mouse because I could never get used to using the touchpad thats built in.

My Microsoft mouse recently stopped working so I unplugged it and started using the touchpad. Viola! After a restart with the Microsoft mouse unplugged everything works like normal!

Now I just have to figure out what about the mouse was causing the problems? Drivers maybe? Its a quick fix for now and anyone with some insight please feel free to post.
Thanks