I got it fixed with yous guys's help. It was actually quite simple now that it's done. I was able to fix it by removing only one phillips screw. I took the center screw out of the knob, pulled the extension out, pulled the little valve thing out, removed the little black spring and rubber cup deal that was smashed into the opening, took it to the hardware store, got it matched from the 1000 different styles available, and then lubed it up with plumbers lube, reversed dissassembly and wa fricken la it worked! Here is a couple of photos of the offending parts.
This metal piece is supposed to be flat, not dished.
This piece was also fubar and would no longer seat correctly on the screwed up metal piece, hence the continual flow of water past it.
This particular faucet is a Delta brand. Hopefully this post will help someone else with drip woes.